2000Final results
2000 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
Howard Wayne (D) won with 46.3% of the vote, defeating John Steel (R) by 14.5 points.
Howard WayneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
46.3%79,764
John SteelRepublican
31.8%54,700
Dennis TrigliaLibertarian
20.9%35,978
Ray WingfieldNatural Law
1.1%1,840
172,282 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Howard Wayne (D)John Steel (R)Dennis Triglia (L)
Also on the ballot: Ray Wingfield (Natural Law), 1.1%