2010Final results
2010 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
Marty Block (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Rick L. Powell (R) by 18.6 points.
Marty BlockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%72,036
Rick L. PowellRepublican
40.7%49,455
121,491 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET