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1978 election for California Assembly District 74

California State Assembly · California

Marian Bergeson (R) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating John C. Harrison (D) by 48.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Marian BergesonRepublican · winner
74.1%101,622
25.9%35,476
137,098 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

EvenD+9.21972R+30.21974D+4.91976R+48.21978R+56.21980R+48.61984

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