1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 45
California State Assembly · California
Walter Karabian (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Don Decker (R) by 16.7 points.
Walter KarabianDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%37,042
Don DeckerRepublican
40.8%26,293
Mary T. DixonIndependent
1.6%1,037
64,372 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