1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 73
California State Assembly · California
Dennis Mangers (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Charles Gibson (R) by 8.7 points.
Dennis MangersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%56,753
Charles GibsonRepublican
43.4%47,253
Jim GallagherLibertarian
4.4%4,832
108,838 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