1976Final results
1976 election for California Senate District 25
California State Senate · California
H. L. Richardson (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Ronald Barbatoe (D) by 30.6 points.
H. L. RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%124,922
Ronald BarbatoeDemocrat
34.7%66,361
191,283 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