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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 58

California State Assembly · California

Fred W. Chel (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Dale L. Dykema (R) by 17.6 points.

Fred W. ChelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%60,940
Dale L. DykemaRepublican
41.2%42,728
103,668 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

EvenD+16.01972D+8.71974D+17.61976R+8.01978R+15.21980R+30.21982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET