1976Final results
1976 election for California Senate District 35
California State Senate · California
John V. Briggs (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Bell (D) by 16.2 points.
John V. BriggsRepublican · winner
58.1%128,004
Paul BellDemocrat
41.9%92,255
220,259 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