1968Final results
1968 election for California Senate District 9
California State Senate · California
Milton Marks (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating William A. Newsom (D) by 13.7 points.
Milton MarksRepublican · winner
56.8%153,191
William A. NewsomDemocrat
43.2%116,330
269,521 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