1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 8
California State Assembly · California
Mike Gage (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Gerald A. Burney Jr. (R) by 20.0 points.
Mike GageDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%61,428
Gerald A. Burney Jr.Republican
37.3%40,016
Nancy GunnPeace and Freedom
5.3%5,717
107,161 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