1968Final results
1968 election for California Assembly District 66
California State Assembly · California
Joe A. Gonsalves (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating John Zimmerman (R) by 24.9 points.
Joe A. GonsalvesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%45,385
John ZimmermanRepublican
36.3%26,905
C. Joy CookIndependent
2.5%1,845
74,135 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