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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for California Senate District 13

California State Senate · California

Alfred E. Alquist (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating W. R. Bradley (R) by 30.7 points.

Alfred E. AlquistDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%114,837
W. R. BradleyRepublican · incumbent
33.7%60,068
Wiley B. JonesIndependent
2.0%3,592
178,497 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+6.11976D+31.51980D+33.01984D+32.81988D+29.21992D+32.41996

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

The candidates

Alfred E. Alquist (D)W. R. Bradley (R)

Also on the ballot: Wiley B. Jones (Independent), 2.0%