1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for California Assembly District 30
California State Assembly · California
Ernest Lacoste (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Clare L. Berryhill (R) by 2.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ernest LacosteDemocrat · winner
50.0%39,878
Clare L. BerryhillRepublican
48.0%38,269
Charles C. BeeryIndependent
1.9%1,549
79,696 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