1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 22
California State Assembly · California
Richard D. Hayden (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating J. Ken Croft (D) by 21.9 points.
Richard D. HaydenRepublican · winner
59.7%68,723
J. Ken CroftDemocrat
37.7%43,465
Sue A. BrooksIndependent
2.6%2,999
115,187 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