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1978Final results

1978 election for California Assembly District 49

California State Assembly · California

Gwen Moore (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Gary R. Gottlieb (R) by 41.0 points.

Gwen MooreDemocrat · winner
70.5%50,352
29.5%21,044
71,396 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+27.71972D+48.21974D+41.01978D+55.51982D+52.01984D+58.01986

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