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1970 election for California Assembly District 32

California State Assembly · California

Ken Maddy (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating P. J. Camaroda (D) by 16.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Ken MaddyRepublican · winner
57.3%40,446
40.4%28,523
Frank L. ConteIndependent
2.3%1,619
70,588 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

EvenR+9.01972R+19.41974R+23.61976R+45.21978R+18.41980R+23.41982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Ken Maddy (R)P. J. Camaroda (D)

Also on the ballot: Frank L. Conte (Independent), 2.3%