1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 4
California State Senate · California
Peter H. Behr (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Michael R. Peevey (D) by 6.1 points.
Peter H. BehrRepublican · winner
51.8%76,412
Michael R. PeeveyDemocrat
45.7%67,412
Anne SmartIndependent
2.6%3,828
147,652 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