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1994Final results

1994 election for California Assembly District 78

California State Assembly · California

Deirdre Alpert (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Bruce Henderson (R) by 7.9 points.

Deirdre AlpertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%63,557
Bruce HendersonRepublican
44.6%53,980
James FifePeace and Freedom
2.8%3,437
120,974 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+21.91988D+0.71990D+12.11992D+7.91994D+2.91996D+18.21998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Deirdre Alpert (D)Bruce Henderson (R)

Also on the ballot: James Fife (Peace and Freedom), 2.8%