1976Final results
1976 election for California Senate District 13
California State Senate · California
John Garamendi (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Whitten (R) by 6.1 points.
John GaramendiDemocrat · winner
53.1%104,953
Bob WhittenRepublican
46.9%92,872
197,825 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