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1970Final results

1970 election for California Assembly District 44

California State Assembly · California

Mike Cullen (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Woodrow Smith (R) by 18.9 points.

Mike CullenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%50,054
Woodrow SmithRepublican
39.9%33,949
Charlie W. HowardIndependent
1.3%1,134
85,137 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+45.31972D+35.61974D+19.41976D+37.51978D+41.61980D+8.71982

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

The candidates

Mike Cullen (D)Woodrow Smith (R)

Also on the ballot: Charlie W. Howard (Independent), 1.3%