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1970Final results

1970 election for California Senate District 28

California State Senate · California

Alfred H. Song (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Nichols (R) by 43.4 points.

Alfred H. SongDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%94,251
27.5%36,535
W. Wayne FortnerIndependent
1.7%2,232
133,018 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+49.21982D+57.11986D+7.71994D+32.41998D+26.82002D+27.02006

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

The candidates

Alfred H. Song (D)Richard E. Nichols (R)

Also on the ballot: W. Wayne Fortner (Independent), 1.7%