1968Final results
1968 election for California Assembly District 39
California State Assembly · California
James A. Hayes (R) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Virginia Mozingo Waters (D) by 52.8 points.
James A. HayesRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.2%66,891
Virginia Mozingo WatersDemocrat
22.3%19,878
Daniel Webster SheldonIndependent
2.5%2,196
88,965 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
James A. Hayes (R)Virginia Mozingo Waters (D)
Also on the ballot: Daniel Webster Sheldon (Independent), 2.5%