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1970Final results

1970 election for California Senate District 24

California State Senate · California

Robert Lagomarsino (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Russell G. Herron (D) by 34.0 points.

Robert LagomarsinoRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.2%126,924
32.2%61,705
James J. CollinsIndependent
1.7%3,237
191,866 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

EvenD+42.91978D+46.61982D+47.81986D+44.31990D+30.51994D+49.61998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates