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1968Final results

1968 election for California Assembly District 44

California State Assembly · California

Mike Cullen (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Woodrow Smith (R) by 10.7 points.

Mike CullenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%53,543
Woodrow SmithRepublican
43.5%42,950
Karen A. NorwoodIndependent
2.3%2,222
98,715 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+45.31972D+35.61974D+19.41976D+37.51978D+41.61980D+8.71982

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

The candidates

Mike Cullen (D)Woodrow Smith (R)

Also on the ballot: Karen A. Norwood (Independent), 2.3%