1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 71
California State Assembly · California
Chester B. Wray (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Doris Allen (R) by 12.0 points.
Chester B. WrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%42,471
Doris AllenRepublican
44.0%33,342
75,813 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