2006Final results
2006 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
Shirley Horton (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Maxine Sherard (D) by 5.0 points.
Shirley HortonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%51,983
Maxine SherardDemocrat
45.9%46,846
Geof GibsonLibertarian
3.3%3,324
102,153 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET