1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 22
California State Assembly · California
Richard D. Hayden (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Russell J. Hammer (D) by 9.5 points.
Richard D. HaydenRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%47,651
Russell J. HammerDemocrat
43.3%39,045
Max KernaghanIndependent
3.9%3,508
90,204 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