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1978Final results

1978 election for California Assembly District 70

California State Assembly · California

Bruce Nestande (R) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Music (D) by 42.1 points.

Bruce NestandeRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.0%70,432
29.0%28,710
99,142 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+21.81972R+31.01974R+34.81976R+42.11978R+37.31980R+47.41982

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