1968Final results
1968 election for California Assembly District 70
California State Assembly · California
Robert H. Burke (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Bentson (D) by 34.4 points.
Robert H. BurkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%98,910
Jim BentsonDemocrat
32.8%48,259
147,169 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