1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for California Senate District 23
California State Senate · California
David Roberti (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Allen R. Adams (R) by 38.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David RobertiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%110,488
Allen R. AdamsRepublican
30.7%48,980
159,468 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