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1978Final results

1978 election for California Assembly District 38

California State Assembly · California

Paul Priolo (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Roger Bollinger (D) by 34.1 points.

Paul PrioloRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%70,116
32.9%34,445
104,561 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+36.01972R+11.81974R+16.91976R+34.11978R+1.01980R+11.51982

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