1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 61
California State Assembly · California
Henry A. Waxman (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Vanhorn (R) by 41.8 points.
Henry A. WaxmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%54,371
Michael VanhornRepublican
29.1%22,307
76,678 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