1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 5
California State Assembly · California
John F. Dunlap (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Chester Hillyard (R) by 43.2 points.
John F. DunlapDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%68,036
Chester HillyardRepublican
28.4%27,000
95,036 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