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1970Final results

1970 election for California Assembly District 68

California State Assembly · California

Vincent Thomas (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating John Urrea (R) by 35.9 points.

Vincent ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%40,068
John UrreaRepublican
31.1%18,599
Elmer F. HaleIndependent
1.9%1,107
59,774 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+36.21972D+36.71974D+23.11976D+12.51978D+24.11980D+7.51982

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

The candidates

Vincent Thomas (D)John Urrea (R)

Also on the ballot: Elmer F. Hale (Independent), 1.9%