1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 27
California State Assembly · California
Leo J. Ryan (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating John R. Sherman (R) by 50.1 points.
Leo J. RyanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%66,323
John R. ShermanRepublican
23.1%20,903
John W. LynchIndependent
3.8%3,416
90,642 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