1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 65
California State Assembly · California
David C. Pierson (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Leo Sanocki (R) by 49.8 points.
David C. PiersonDemocrat · winner
73.8%43,582
Leo SanockiRepublican
24.0%14,195
Pearl ParsleyIndependent
2.2%1,286
59,063 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