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1978Final results

1978 election for California Assembly District 55

California State Assembly · California

Richard Alatorre (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating John M. Feliz (R) by 18.8 points.

Richard AlatorreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.4%27,081
John M. FelizRepublican
40.6%18,510
45,591 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

EvenD+23.21976D+18.81978D+38.71980D+36.11982D+43.41984D+31.51986

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