1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 2
California State Assembly · California
Douglas Bosco (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating E. Robert Dryden (R) by 17.8 points.
Douglas BoscoDemocrat · winner
56.2%61,607
E. Robert DrydenRepublican
38.4%42,101
Joel MezaPeace and Freedom
5.4%5,875
109,583 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