1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 3
California State Assembly · California
Eugene A. Chappie (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Pharris (D) by 31.1 points.
Eugene A. ChappieRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.6%69,556
Jim PharrisDemocrat
34.4%36,544
106,100 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