1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 36
California State Senate · California
Gordon Cologne (R) won with 82.3% of the vote, defeating Nial D. Meadows (Ind) by 64.7 points.
Gordon CologneRepublican · winner · incumbent
82.3%132,206
Nial D. MeadowsIndependent
17.7%28,353
160,559 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