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1970Final results

1970 election for California Assembly District 54

California State Assembly · California

John L. E. Collier (R) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Luther B. Mandell (D) by 50.4 points.

John L. E. CollierRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.3%61,429
Luther B. MandellDemocrat
23.9%19,774
Alanna ScanlonIndependent
1.8%1,486
82,689 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

EvenR+47.91972D+45.41974D+56.51976D+56.41978D+57.21980D+32.21982

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

The candidates

John L. E. Collier (R)Luther B. Mandell (D)

Also on the ballot: Alanna Scanlon (Independent), 1.8%