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1968Final results

1968 election for California Senate District 21

California State Senate · California

John L. Harmer (R) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Tom Blodgett (D) by 45.6 points.

John L. HarmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.8%156,303
Tom BlodgettDemocrat
27.2%58,416
214,719 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+31.41976R+49.01980R+50.21984R+40.41988R+6.31992D+7.71996

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