1984Final results
1984 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
Lucy Killea (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Patrick M. Boarman (R) by 34.0 points.
Lucy KilleaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%83,193
Patrick M. BoarmanRepublican
31.6%40,092
Fritz SandsLibertarian
2.7%3,430
126,715 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET