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1968Final results

1968 election for California Senate District 1

California State Senate · California

Randolph Collier (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating E. Robert Dryden (R) by 22.2 points.

Randolph CollierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%95,998
38.0%60,582
Dave ExtonIndependent
1.8%2,928
159,508 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

EvenR+8.91976R+43.11980R+31.01984R+8.61988R+19.01992R+26.31996

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

The candidates

Randolph Collier (D)E. Robert Dryden (R)

Also on the ballot: Dave Exton (Independent), 1.8%