1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 51
California State Assembly · California
Marilyn Ryan (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Dave Helgevold (D) by 36.2 points.
Marilyn RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%58,101
Dave HelgevoldDemocrat
31.9%27,235
85,336 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