1988Final results
1988 election for California Assembly District 77
California State Assembly · California
Carol Bentley (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Sam Hornreich (D) by 31.8 points.
Carol BentleyRepublican · winner
64.1%82,428
Sam HornreichDemocrat
32.3%41,552
Reena DeutschLibertarian
3.6%4,670
128,650 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET