1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 52
California State Assembly · California
Vincent Thomas (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Verna D. Mattox (R) by 27.6 points.
Vincent ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%46,081
Verna D. MattoxRepublican
34.3%25,559
Ida BaderIndependent
3.8%2,806
74,446 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