1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 62
California State Assembly · California
Newton R. Russell (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating J. Travers Devine (D) by 43.3 points.
Newton R. RussellRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%59,091
J. Travers DevineDemocrat
27.5%22,967
Marie G. McAfeeIndependent
1.7%1,421
83,479 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