1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 40
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bane (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Dolores Lefevre (R) by 31.8 points.
Tom BaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%48,653
Dolores LefevreRepublican
34.1%25,155
73,808 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