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1970Final results

1970 election for California Assembly District 73

California State Assembly · California

Jerry Lewis (R) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Edison P. McDaniels (D) by 42.8 points.

Jerry LewisRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.3%59,927
27.5%23,424
Don J. SpraggIndependent
2.2%1,868
85,219 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+42.41972R+1.71974D+4.71976D+8.71978R+3.01980R+28.11982

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

The candidates

Jerry Lewis (R)Edison P. McDaniels (D)

Also on the ballot: Don J. Spragg (Independent), 2.2%