1968Final results
1968 election for California Assembly District 62
California State Assembly · California
Newton R. Russell (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Mary L. Dermody (D) by 46.2 points.
Newton R. RussellRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.8%65,675
Mary L. DermodyDemocrat
25.5%23,370
Paul E. WilliamsIndependent
2.7%2,482
91,527 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