1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 48
California State Assembly · California
Maxine Waters (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Timothy F. Faulkner (R) by 61.6 points.
Maxine WatersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.8%30,449
Timothy F. FaulknerRepublican
19.2%7,247
37,696 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