1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 2
California State Senate · California
Fred W. Marler Jr. (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Melvyn E. Lucas (D) by 31.4 points.
Fred W. Marler Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
65.7%88,785
Melvyn E. LucasDemocrat
34.3%46,328
135,113 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