1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 53
California State Assembly · California
Paul T. Bannai (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Cindy Wear (D) by 5.5 points.
Paul T. BannaiRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.4%32,362
Cindy WearDemocrat
44.9%28,834
John W. TouronIndependent
4.7%3,014
64,210 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