1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 20
California State Assembly · California
John L. Burton (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Al Graf (R) by 41.2 points.
John L. BurtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.6%35,156
Al GrafRepublican
29.4%14,649
49,805 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET