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1972Final results

1972 election for California Assembly District 29

California State Assembly · California

Robert Nimmo (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Rod Williams (D) by 6.9 points.

Robert NimmoRepublican · winner
50.7%40,215
Rod WilliamsDemocrat
43.8%34,724
Joe WoodsPeace and Freedom
5.4%4,303
79,242 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

EvenR+6.91972R+18.71974R+11.21976R+52.81978R+20.71982R+42.21984

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