1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 21
California State Assembly · California
Gordon Duffy (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Tilford Cheney (D) by 36.1 points.
Gordon DuffyRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%41,170
Tilford CheneyDemocrat
31.9%19,309
60,479 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