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1970Final results

1970 election for California Assembly District 12

California State Assembly · California

Robert T. Monagan (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Richard F. Nickerson (D) by 36.9 points.

Robert T. MonaganRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%51,125
31.0%23,352
Glen E. WitmerIndependent
1.2%890
75,367 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 1970

Races before and after

EvenR+43.21972D+17.01974D+18.61976D+11.51978D+27.71980D+48.71982

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

The candidates