1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 56
California State Assembly · California
Charles Warren (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating George Ellis (R) by 19.2 points.
Charles WarrenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%37,106
George EllisRepublican
39.7%25,016
Lucy A. CresslerIndependent
1.5%936
63,058 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