1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
Lawrence Kapiloff (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Terry Knoepp (R) by 10.0 points.
Lawrence KapiloffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.0%48,867
Terry KnoeppRepublican
45.0%39,963
88,830 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