1970 general · November 3, 1970
1970 California State Senate election results, district by district
Every California State Senate district in the 1970 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 22 · R 18
Races20
Changed party0
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 12 · R 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Fred W. Marler Jr. (R) | 31.4 | |
| SD-4 | Peter H. Behr (R) | 6.1 | |
| SD-6 | Alan Short (D) | 35.0 | |
| SD-8 | John W. Holmdahl (D) | 2.5 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-10 | George R. Moscone (D) | 51.2 | |
| SD-12 | Arlen Gregorio (D) | 4.2 | |
| SD-14 | Clark L. Bradley (R) | 7.7 | |
| SD-16 | George N. Zenovich (D) | 6.4 | |
| SD-18 | Walter W. Stiern (D) | 10.9 | |
| SD-20 | William E. Coombs (R) | 10.0 | |
| SD-22 | Tom Carrell (D) | 11.2 | |
| SD-24 | Robert Lagomarsino (R) | 34.0 | |
| SD-26 | Anthony Beilenson (D) | 43.1 | |
| SD-28 | Alfred H. Song (D) | 43.4 | |
| SD-30 | Lawrence E. Walsh (D) | 33.3 | |
| SD-32 | Ralph C. Dills (D) | 47.2 | |
| SD-34 | Dennis E. Carpenter (R) | 37.0 | |
| SD-36 | Gordon Cologne (R) | 64.7 | |
| SD-38 | Clair W. Burgener (R) | 42.6 | |
| SD-40 | James R. Mills (D) | 33.8 |
California State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner