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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 65

California State Assembly · California

Bill McVittie (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Clyde R. Stephens (R) by 26.4 points.

Bill McVittieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%47,021
36.8%27,385
74,406 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+33.11972D+2.21974D+26.41976D+18.21978D+1.91980R+5.31982

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