1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 44
California State Assembly · California
Meldon Levine (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating David McKay Barlow (R) by 37.5 points.
Meldon LevineDemocrat · winner
68.7%59,624
David McKay BarlowRepublican
31.3%27,131
86,755 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