1988Final results
1988 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Pete Chacon (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Gary Gahn (R) by 41.2 points.
Pete ChaconDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%54,119
Gary GahnRepublican
27.3%21,566
Joseph SheaLibertarian
4.3%3,422
79,107 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