1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 36
California State Assembly · California
W. Don Macgillivray (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Kenneth A. Palmer (D) by 1.7 points.
W. Don MacgillivrayRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%46,423
Kenneth A. PalmerDemocrat
49.1%44,830
91,253 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