1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 12
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bates (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Niemann (R) by 11.5 points.
Tom BatesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%59,570
Robert M. NiemannRepublican
42.9%46,966
Tom ConditPeace and Freedom
2.8%3,067
109,603 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET