1968Final results
1968 election for California Assembly District 8
California State Assembly · California
Walter W. Powers (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Andrew L. Tobia (R) by 24.8 points.
Walter W. PowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%42,301
Andrew L. TobiaRepublican
35.8%24,989
Charlene F. HuftIndependent
3.6%2,492
69,782 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