1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 39
California State Assembly · California
Bill Bond (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Fred W. Chel (D) by 8.3 points.
Bill BondRepublican · winner
54.2%52,911
Fred W. ChelDemocrat
45.8%44,762
97,673 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