1978 California Attorney General election

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1978 California Attorney General election
	County results; Deukmejian: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Burke: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Attorney General before election; Evelle J. Younger; Republican	Elected Attorney General ; George Deukmejian; Republican

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

Primary elections were held on June 6, 1978.^[1]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	1,648,711	51.82
	Democratic	Burt Pines	1,533,127	48.18
Total votes			3,181,838	100.00

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Deukmejian	1,410,654	64.96
	Republican	James L. Browning Jr.	760,999	35.04
Total votes			2,171,653	100.00

Major party candidates

Other candidate's

1978 California Attorney General election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Deukmejian	3,558,329	52.88%
	Democratic	Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	2,923,432	43.45%
	American Independent	Dallas Wendell Reid	127,685	1.90%
	Peace and Freedom	Robert J. Evans	119,157	1.77%
Majority			634,897
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing