1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 72
California State Assembly · California
Richard Robinson (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Vogel (R) by 22.1 points.
Richard RobinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%47,549
Peter J. VogelRepublican
35.7%29,380
Harold E. NicholsIndependent
6.5%5,323
82,252 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