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1970Final results

1970 election for California Assembly District 69

California State Assembly · California

Kenneth Cory (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Bruce Nestande (R) by 7.4 points.

Kenneth CoryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%55,399
Bruce NestandeRepublican
45.5%47,613
1.5%1,608
104,620 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+22.91972R+8.11974R+25.51976R+9.71978R+36.51980R+30.01982

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

The candidates

Kenneth Cory (D)Bruce Nestande (R)

Also on the ballot: Donald J. Swenson (Independent), 1.5%