1978Final results
1978 election for California Senate District 40
California State Senate · California
James R. Mills (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Gerri Rickman (R) by 42.9 points.
James R. MillsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%93,702
Gerri RickmanRepublican
28.5%37,440
131,142 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