1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 31
California State Assembly · California
Frank Murphy Jr. (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Richard C. Pfaff (D) by 29.5 points.
Frank Murphy Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
64.8%45,897
Richard C. PfaffDemocrat
35.2%24,969
70,866 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