1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 California State Senate election results, district by district
Every California State Senate district in the 1976 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 26 · R 14
Races20
Changed party11
Unopposed5%1 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 9 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Ray Johnson (R) | 8.9 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-3 | Albert S. Rodda (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-5 | Milton Marks (R) | 4.6 | Flipped |
| SD-7 | John A. Nejedly (R) | 29.5 | |
| SD-9 | Nicholas C. Petris (D) | 41.3 | Flipped |
| SD-11 | Alfred E. Alquist (D) | 47.6 | |
| SD-13 | John Garamendi (D) | 6.1 | |
| SD-15 | Rose Ann Vuich (D) | 1.7 | Flipped |
| SD-17 | Robert Nimmo (R) | 0.6 | |
| SD-19 | Lou Cusanovich (R) | 0.4 | |
| SD-21 | Newton R. Russell (R) | 31.4 | |
| SD-23 | David Roberti (D) | 38.6 | Flipped |
| SD-25 | H. L. Richardson (R) | 30.6 | |
| SD-27 | Robert G. Beverly (R) | 22.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-29 | Bill Greene (D) | 64.1 | |
| SD-31 | George Deukmejian (R) | 4.7 | Flipped |
| SD-33 | William Campbell (R) | 7.7 | Flipped |
| SD-35 | John V. Briggs (R) | 16.2 | |
| SD-37 | Paul B. Carpenter (D) | 34.8 | Flipped |
| SD-39 | Bob Wilson (D) | 30.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
California State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner