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1978Final results

1978 election for California Assembly District 46

California State Assembly · California

Mike Roos (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating William Lovett (R) by 40.1 points.

Mike RoosDemocrat · winner
70.0%33,487
William LovettRepublican
30.0%14,320
47,807 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

EvenR+43.91972D+29.41974D+30.51976D+40.11978D+37.71980D+41.01982

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