1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 56
California State Assembly · California
Art Torres (D) won with 80.7% of the vote, defeating J. Raul Blacksten (R) by 61.5 points.
Art TorresDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.7%23,086
J. Raul BlackstenRepublican
19.3%5,512
28,598 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