1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for California Senate District 27
California State Senate · California
Robert G. Beverly (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating James O. Wedworth (D) by 22.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert G. BeverlyRepublican · winner
61.3%111,588
James O. WedworthDemocrat · incumbent
38.7%70,457
182,045 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