1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 38
California State Senate · California
Clair W. Burgener (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Harold F. Larsen (D) by 42.6 points.
Clair W. BurgenerRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%132,185
Harold F. LarsenDemocrat
27.6%52,054
Alfred W. SmithIndependent
2.2%4,068
188,307 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