1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 40
California State Senate · California
James R. Mills (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Henry Boney (R) by 33.8 points.
James R. MillsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%68,810
Henry BoneyRepublican
32.1%33,506
Glen O. LeavittIndependent
2.0%2,104
104,420 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