1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for California Assembly District 16
California State Assembly · California
Ken Meade (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Don Mulford (R) by 16.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ken MeadeDemocrat · winner
58.4%44,777
Don MulfordRepublican · incumbent
41.6%31,939
76,716 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET