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1968Final results

1968 election for California Assembly District 68

California State Assembly · California

Vincent Thomas (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Lookinland (R) by 26.8 points.

Vincent ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%40,987
35.2%23,260
Steve AnnoIndependent
2.7%1,815
66,062 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+36.21972D+36.71974D+23.11976D+12.51978D+24.11980D+7.51982

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

The candidates

Vincent Thomas (D)Paul R. Lookinland (R)

Also on the ballot: Steve Anno (Independent), 2.7%