1978Final results
1978 election for California Senate District 6
California State Senate · California
John F. Foran (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Max Woods (R) by 36.1 points.
John F. ForanDemocrat · winner
68.1%96,764
Max WoodsRepublican
31.9%45,430
142,194 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