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1970Final results

1970 election for California Assembly District 77

California State Assembly · California

Wadie P. Deddeh (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating William Brink (R) by 41.0 points.

Wadie P. DeddehDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%50,667
William BrinkRepublican
28.5%20,795
Frank R. ConwellIndependent
1.9%1,384
72,846 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

EvenD+45.71972D+21.41974R+1.21976R+33.81978R+19.11980R+47.91986

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

The candidates

Wadie P. Deddeh (D)William Brink (R)

Also on the ballot: Frank R. Conwell (Independent), 1.9%