1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 59
California State Assembly · California
Jack R. Fenton (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Armando Muniz (Ind) by 49.8 points.
Jack R. FentonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%44,586
Armando MunizIndependent
17.6%11,629
Jackie L. ClairRepublican
15.1%9,978
66,193 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