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1972Final results

1972 election for California Assembly District 17

California State Assembly · California

John J. Miller (D) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating Daniel P. Devlin (R) by 65.7 points.

John J. MillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.9%54,239
17.1%11,211
65,450 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+65.71972D+30.91974D+38.61976D+25.91978D+29.81980D+40.41982

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