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1970Final results

1970 election for California Assembly District 70

California State Assembly · California

Robert H. Burke (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Lloyd Nocker (D) by 30.4 points.

Robert H. BurkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%82,156
Lloyd NockerDemocrat
33.6%43,127
2.5%3,179
128,462 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+21.81972R+31.01974R+34.81976R+42.11978R+37.31980R+47.41982

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

The candidates

Robert H. Burke (R)Lloyd Nocker (D)

Also on the ballot: Willowdean W. Vance (Independent), 2.5%