1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 22
California State Senate · California
Tom Carrell (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating George Onan (R) by 11.2 points.
Tom CarrellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%85,641
George OnanRepublican
43.4%68,068
Ted AugustIndependent
1.9%2,983
156,692 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