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1976 election for California Senate District 33

California State Senate · California

William Campbell (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Betty Wilson (D) by 7.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

William CampbellRepublican · winner
53.9%97,945
Betty WilsonDemocrat
46.1%83,937
181,882 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

EvenR+7.71976R+45.71980D+6.71984D+1.71988R+35.11992R+37.31996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET