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1968Final results

1968 election for California Assembly District 20

California State Assembly · California

John L. Burton (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Al Graf (R) by 34.4 points.

John L. BurtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%33,482
Al GrafRepublican
31.5%16,021
Sivella M. BateyIndependent
2.6%1,306
50,809 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+41.21972R+28.01974R+38.81976R+4.81978R+46.21980R+34.01982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

John L. Burton (D)Al Graf (R)

Also on the ballot: Sivella M. Batey (Independent), 2.6%