1976Final results
1976 election for California Senate District 21
California State Senate · California
Newton R. Russell (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Raymond J. Loftus (D) by 31.4 points.
Newton R. RussellRepublican · winner
65.7%126,933
Raymond J. LoftusDemocrat
34.3%66,335
193,268 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