1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 8
California State Assembly · California
Walter W. Powers (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Bruce A. Werlhof (R) by 21.4 points.
Walter W. PowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%40,492
Bruce A. WerlhofRepublican
38.2%25,936
Joy HutchinsIndependent
2.2%1,460
67,888 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