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1970Final results

1970 election for California Senate District 32

California State Senate · California

Ralph C. Dills (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Mike Halliwell (R) by 47.2 points.

Ralph C. DillsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%90,365
Mike HalliwellRepublican
25.3%31,566
R. Cleve AnnoIndependent
2.2%2,686
124,617 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+24.51978R+7.71982R+31.61986R+22.51990D+21.51994D+20.31998

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

The candidates

Ralph C. Dills (D)Mike Halliwell (R)

Also on the ballot: R. Cleve Anno (Independent), 2.2%