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1968Final results

1968 election for California Assembly District 35

California State Assembly · California

John V. Briggs (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Abner M. Fritz (D) by 40.6 points.

John V. BriggsRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.2%72,237
28.5%29,797
2.3%2,383
104,417 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

EvenR+31.61972D+4.91974D+34.11976D+18.01978D+23.41980D+1.21982

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

The candidates

John V. Briggs (R)Abner M. Fritz (D)

Also on the ballot: Frank A. Bellizzi (Independent), 2.3%