1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 37
California State Assembly · California
Ken Macdonald (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating John T. Conlan (R) by 18.2 points.
Ken MacdonaldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%85,658
John T. ConlanRepublican
39.1%58,411
James J. CollinsIndependent
3.6%5,328
149,397 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