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1970Final results

1970 election for California Assembly District 37

California State Assembly · California

Ken Macdonald (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Randolph E. Siple (R) by 8.3 points.

Ken MacdonaldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.2%54,995
44.9%46,429
Jacob W. SpatzIndependent
1.9%1,930
103,354 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

EvenD+18.21972R+20.31974R+9.41976R+42.61978R+23.21980R+17.31982

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

The candidates

Ken Macdonald (D)Randolph E. Siple (R)

Also on the ballot: Jacob W. Spatz (Independent), 1.9%