1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 19
California State Assembly · California
Leo T. McCarthy (D) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Leslie Payne (R) by 46.5 points.
Leo T. McCarthyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.4%46,456
Leslie PayneRepublican
25.9%16,619
William J. HolzenIndependent
1.7%1,113
64,188 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