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1972Final results

1972 election for California Assembly District 1

California State Assembly · California

Pauline L. Davis (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Clifford Hord (R) by 42.4 points.

Pauline L. DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%67,078
Clifford HordRepublican
28.8%27,137
94,215 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+42.41972D+5.21974R+14.81976R+37.51982R+42.61986R+39.71988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET