1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 20
California State Senate · California
William E. Coombs (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Nancy E. Smith (D) by 10.0 points.
William E. CoombsRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%82,606
Nancy E. SmithDemocrat
44.2%67,366
Lorraine SharpIndependent
1.6%2,494
152,466 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