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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 64

California State Assembly · California

Dave Stirling (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating James E. Gonsalves (D) by 6.4 points.

Dave StirlingRepublican · winner
51.5%50,481
James E. GonsalvesDemocrat
45.0%44,168
Larry A. BreazealeIndependent
3.5%3,448
98,097 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

EvenR+9.91972R+15.11974R+6.41976R+29.61978R+46.41980R+40.91984

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

The candidates

Dave Stirling (R)James E. Gonsalves (D)

Also on the ballot: Larry A. Breazeale (Independent), 3.5%