1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for California Senate District 9
California State Senate · California
Nicholas C. Petris (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Marvine Lichtenthal (R) by 41.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Nicholas C. PetrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.2%132,097
Marvine LichtenthalRepublican
25.9%50,970
Shirley Thurston LeePeace and Freedom
6.9%13,475
196,542 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