1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 20
California State Assembly · California
Robert W. Naylor (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Chris Cobey (D) by 4.8 points.
Robert W. NaylorRepublican · winner
52.4%49,975
Chris CobeyDemocrat
47.6%45,397
95,372 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