2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
Marty Block (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating John McCann (R) by 11.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Marty BlockDemocrat · winner
55.5%93,938
John McCannRepublican
44.5%75,350
169,288 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET