1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 74
California State Assembly · California
W. Craig Biddle (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Sam P. Appleby (D) by 29.3 points.
W. Craig BiddleRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%60,939
Sam P. ApplebyDemocrat
34.2%32,822
Dale M. BrowningIndependent
2.3%2,215
95,976 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