1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for California Senate District 2
California State Senate · California
Barry Keene (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Gary Giacomini (R) by 5.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Barry KeeneDemocrat · winner
50.5%110,899
Gary GiacominiRepublican
45.1%99,119
Linda D. WrenPeace and Freedom
4.4%9,626
219,644 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