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1978Final results

1978 election for California Assembly District 37

California State Assembly · California

Robert C. Cline (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Hal Goldman (D) by 42.6 points.

Robert C. ClineRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%62,637
Hal GoldmanDemocrat
28.7%25,224
87,861 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

EvenD+18.21972R+20.31974R+9.41976R+42.61978R+23.21980R+17.31982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET