1978Final results
1978 election for California Senate District 18
California State Senate · California
Omer L. Rains (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating E. G. Wallenbrock (R) by 31.6 points.
Omer L. RainsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%118,153
E. G. WallenbrockRepublican
34.2%61,384
179,537 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