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1978Final results

1978 election for California Assembly District 6

California State Assembly · California

Leroy F. Greene (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Daniel Benvenuti (R) by 25.2 points.

Leroy F. GreeneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%60,294
37.4%36,050
96,344 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

EvenR+35.61972D+39.91974D+40.01976D+25.21978D+11.41980D+30.61982

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