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 County results Deukmejian: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Burke: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.