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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 76

California State Assembly · California

William A. Craven (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Ronald B. Kirkemo (D) by 37.1 points.

William A. CravenRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%120,400
31.4%55,210
175,610 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+7.41972R+31.91974R+37.11976R+34.31978R+48.91980R+34.61982

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