1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 51
California State Assembly · California
Jack R. Fenton (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Frank S. McCoy (R) by 48.3 points.
Jack R. FentonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%47,269
Frank S. McCoyRepublican
25.1%16,184
Cyril G. EmigIndependent
1.5%951
64,404 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