1982Final results
1982 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
Lucy Killea (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Jerry Baker (R) by 18.6 points.
Lucy KilleaDemocrat · winner
57.7%60,494
Jerry BakerRepublican
39.1%41,041
Fritz SandsLibertarian
3.2%3,308
104,843 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET