1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 26
California State Senate · California
Anthony Beilenson (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Verlene Shipp (R) by 43.1 points.
Anthony BeilensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.6%123,450
Verlene ShippRepublican
27.4%47,963
Tom E. BraungerIndependent
2.0%3,547
174,960 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