1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for California Assembly District 41
California State Assembly · California
Jim Keysor (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Henry Arklin (R) by 6.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim KeysorDemocrat · winner
52.6%39,897
Henry ArklinRepublican · incumbent
45.7%34,668
William KolbPeace and Freedom
1.8%1,347
75,912 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