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1970Final results

1970 election for California Assembly District 67

California State Assembly · California

Larry E. Townsend (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Fred Fredericks (R) by 25.8 points.

Larry E. TownsendDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%39,925
Fred FredericksRepublican
36.4%23,360
Glenn L. WheelerIndependent
1.4%920
64,205 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

EvenD+43.11972R+21.71974R+8.71978R+38.61980R+42.01982R+50.51984

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

The candidates

Larry E. Townsend (D)Fred Fredericks (R)

Also on the ballot: Glenn L. Wheeler (Independent), 1.4%