Election Name: | 1978 California Attorney General election |
Country: | California |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1974 California Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 1974 |
Next Election: | 1982 California Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 1982 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1978 |
Image1: | George Deukmejian, 1975.jpg |
Nominee1: | George Deukmejian |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 3,558,329 |
Percentage1: | 52.9% |
Nominee2: | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 2,923,432 |
Percentage2: | 43.5% |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Evelle J. Younger |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | George Deukmejian |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1978 California Attorney General election was held on November 7, 1978. Republican nominee George Deukmejian defeated Democratic nominee Yvonne Brathwaite Burke with 52.88% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on June 6, 1978.[1]
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