1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Pete Chacon (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Phil Andreen (R) by 31.0 points.
Pete ChaconDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%43,358
Phil AndreenRepublican
32.2%22,099
Bruce EmeryIndependent
4.5%3,118
68,575 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