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1968Final results

1968 election for California Assembly District 53

California State Assembly · California

Bill Greene (D) won with 89.1% of the vote, defeating Louis V. Cole (R) by 78.3 points.

Bill GreeneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.1%40,674
Louis V. ColeRepublican
10.9%4,953
45,627 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+0.71974R+5.51976R+13.51978D+10.31980D+25.51982D+17.81984

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