1978Final results
1978 election for California Senate District 8
California State Senate · California
John W. Holmdahl (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Patrick V. Colglazier (R) by 41.7 points.
John W. HolmdahlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%95,188
Patrick V. ColglazierRepublican
29.2%39,191
134,379 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