1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 23
California State Assembly · California
John Vasconcellos (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Lynn Knapp (R) by 24.7 points.
John VasconcellosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%34,301
Lynn KnappRepublican
37.6%20,704
55,005 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