1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for California Senate District 5
California State Senate · California
Milton Marks (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Mendelsohn (D) by 4.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Milton MarksRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.1%73,812
Bob MendelsohnDemocrat
45.5%67,032
Barbara Ann BlongPeace and Freedom
4.5%6,585
147,429 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