1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 5
California State Assembly · California
Eugene T. Gualco (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating William F. Jeter (R) by 42.5 points.
Eugene T. GualcoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%68,149
William F. JeterRepublican
28.8%27,518
95,711 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET