1978Final results
1978 election for California Senate District 24
California State Senate · California
Alex P. Garcia (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Loyal A. Weaver (R) by 42.9 points.
Alex P. GarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%51,075
Loyal A. WeaverRepublican
26.1%19,340
Kay McGlachinPeace and Freedom
4.8%3,583
73,998 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