1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 71
California State Assembly · California
Robert E. Badham (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating David Ascher (D) by 45.6 points.
Robert E. BadhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.6%103,226
David AscherDemocrat
26.1%37,559
John S. WoodsIndependent
2.3%3,370
144,155 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET