2004Final results
2004 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
Shirley Horton (R) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Patty Davis (D) by 1.3 points.
Shirley HortonRepublican · winner · incumbent
49.1%76,886
Patty DavisDemocrat
47.8%74,888
Josh HaleLibertarian
3.2%4,969
156,743 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET