1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 47
California State Assembly · California
Teresa Hughes (D) won with 85.2% of the vote, defeating Armando Soto Mayor (R) by 70.4 points.
Teresa HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.2%30,128
Armando Soto MayorRepublican
14.8%5,238
35,366 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