1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 17
California State Assembly · California
Willie L. Brown (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Mike Henderson (R) by 25.9 points.
Willie L. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%43,732
Mike HendersonRepublican
37.0%25,738
69,470 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