1988Final results
1988 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
Lucy Killea (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Byron Wear (R) by 21.9 points.
Lucy KilleaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%78,606
Byron WearRepublican
38.0%49,919
Kurtis McMillenLibertarian
2.1%2,753
131,278 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