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1970Final results

1970 election for California Assembly District 7

California State Assembly · California

William T. Bagley (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Forest (D) by 19.1 points.

William T. BagleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%61,556
39.0%41,311
Glenn A. BerndIndependent
2.9%3,124
105,991 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

EvenR+24.41972D+28.21974D+10.41976D+12.71980D+39.01982D+36.71984

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

The candidates

William T. Bagley (R)Joseph A. Forest (D)

Also on the ballot: Glenn A. Bernd (Independent), 2.9%