1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 38
California State Assembly · California
Carley V. Porter (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Betty L. Kilpatrick (R) by 36.0 points.
Carley V. PorterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%50,370
Betty L. KilpatrickRepublican
32.0%23,721
74,091 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