1984Final results
1984 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Pete Chacon (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Shirley M. Gissendanner (R) by 37.3 points.
Pete ChaconDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%52,898
Shirley M. GissendannerRepublican
29.6%23,420
Donna TelloLibertarian
3.5%2,750
79,068 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