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1978Final results

1978 election for California Assembly District 11

California State Assembly · California

John T. Knox (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph Eichar (R) by 45.5 points.

John T. KnoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%52,821
Joseph EicharRepublican
24.4%18,408
William L. WardIndependent
5.8%4,353
75,582 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+36.31972D+45.51978D+45.71980D+48.81986D+45.11988D+29.11996

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