1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 6
California State Senate · California
Alan Short (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Mel Riddle (R) by 35.0 points.
Alan ShortDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%105,007
Mel RiddleRepublican
31.7%49,869
Lenore ChalkIndependent
1.6%2,537
157,413 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