1968Final results
1968 election for California Assembly District 5
California State Assembly · California
John F. Dunlap (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Donald F. Pinkerton (R) by 12.8 points.
John F. DunlapDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%45,261
Donald F. PinkertonRepublican
42.7%34,854
Frederick JohnsonIndependent
1.8%1,476
81,591 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