1978Final results
1978 election for California Senate District 22
California State Senate · California
Alan Sieroty (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Sarah Kelly (R) by 37.6 points.
Alan SierotyDemocrat · winner
68.8%133,590
Sarah KellyRepublican
31.2%60,623
194,213 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