1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 35
California State Assembly · California
John V. Briggs (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating James J. Slaven (D) by 38.7 points.
John V. BriggsRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%60,726
James J. SlavenDemocrat
29.3%26,176
Betty NicholsIndependent
2.7%2,383
89,285 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