1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 43
California State Assembly · California
Carlos Moorhead (R) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating John Triphon (D) by 44.7 points.
Carlos MoorheadRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.5%53,822
John TriphonDemocrat
26.8%20,167
Leota G. BrinkmanIndependent
1.7%1,279
75,268 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