1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 34
California State Senate · California
Dennis E. Carpenter (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Dwight W. Mize (D) by 37.0 points.
Dennis E. CarpenterRepublican · winner
67.6%189,121
Dwight W. MizeDemocrat
30.7%85,740
John W. EllzeyIndependent
1.7%4,725
279,586 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