1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 40
California State Assembly · California
Alex P. Garcia (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Harley E. Macdonald (R) by 38.9 points.
Alex P. GarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%22,506
Harley E. MacdonaldRepublican
29.6%9,736
Robert CookIndependent
1.9%609
32,851 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