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1968Final results

1968 election for California Senate District 31

California State Senate · California

James O. Wedworth (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Gary R. Arnold (R) by 39.1 points.

James O. WedworthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%114,530
Gary R. ArnoldRepublican
30.4%50,125
164,655 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+4.71976R+9.21980R+50.11984R+37.81988R+16.31996R+21.32000

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