1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
Howard Wayne (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Tricia Rae Hunter (R) by 2.9 points.
Howard WayneDemocrat · winner
48.7%69,587
Tricia Rae HunterRepublican
45.8%65,440
Nathan JohnsonIndependent
5.2%7,475
142,955 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET