1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 30
California State Senate · California
Lawrence E. Walsh (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Scott E. Temple (R) by 33.3 points.
Lawrence E. WalshDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%83,538
Scott E. TempleRepublican
30.6%39,964
Bob WaltersIndependent
5.5%7,240
130,742 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