1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Pete Chacon (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Virginia Bridge (R) by 29.0 points.
Pete ChaconDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%36,357
Virginia BridgeRepublican
35.5%19,998
56,355 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