1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 40
California State Assembly · California
Alex P. Garcia (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Robert Aguirre (R) by 24.8 points.
Alex P. GarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%21,855
Robert AguirreRepublican
30.9%12,141
Raul RuizIndependent
13.4%5,243
39,239 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