1978Final results
1978 election for California Senate District 20
California State Senate · California
Alan Robbins (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating John C. Kennedy (R) by 40.7 points.
Alan RobbinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%92,969
John C. KennedyRepublican
27.1%37,119
Jason LucasPeace and Freedom
5.1%6,985
137,073 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