1978Final results
1978 election for California Senate District 30
California State Senate · California
Diane Watson (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Moody (R) by 37.8 points.
Diane WatsonDemocrat · winner
68.9%91,854
Robert L. MoodyRepublican
31.1%41,504
133,358 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