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1978Final results

1978 election for California Assembly District 13

California State Assembly · California

Elihu M. Harris (D) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Todd Roust (R) by 49.2 points.

Elihu M. HarrisDemocrat · winner
74.6%40,882
Todd RoustRepublican
25.4%13,907
54,789 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+55.31974D+61.91976D+49.21978D+53.11986D+56.41988

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