1976Final results
1976 election for California Senate District 17
California State Senate · California
Robert Nimmo (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Phil Harry (D) by 0.6 points.
Robert NimmoRepublican · winner
50.3%102,730
Phil HarryDemocrat
49.7%101,505
204,235 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