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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 71

California State Assembly · California

Chester B. Wray (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Phillip A. Seitz (R) by 0.0 points.

Chester B. WrayDemocrat · winner
50.0%47,238
50.0%47,202
94,440 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+27.01972D+7.51974Even1976D+12.01978D+0.51980R+6.81982

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