1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for California Assembly District 52
California State Assembly · California
Gerald N. Felando (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Vincent Thomas (D) by 10.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gerald N. FelandoRepublican · winner
55.1%33,737
Vincent ThomasDemocrat · incumbent
44.9%27,462
61,199 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