1978Final results
1978 election for California Senate District 34
California State Senate · California
Robert Presley (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating John Stanton (R) by 11.4 points.
Robert PresleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%100,749
John StantonRepublican
44.3%80,205
180,954 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