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1978Final results

1978 election for California Assembly District 60

California State Assembly · California

Sally Tanner (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Murray Cluff (R) by 29.0 points.

Sally TannerDemocrat · winner
62.5%27,589
Murray CluffRepublican
33.4%14,768
4.1%1,818
44,175 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+5.81972D+38.01974D+37.21976D+29.01978D+39.21980D+43.11982

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

The candidates

Sally Tanner (D)Murray Cluff (R)

Also on the ballot: Myron L. Guarnett (Independent), 4.1%