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1972Final results

1972 election for California Assembly District 51

California State Assembly · California

Jack R. Fenton (D) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating S. Michael Majowicz (R) by 54.3 points.

Jack R. FentonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.2%59,950
22.8%17,753
77,703 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

EvenD+54.31972R+30.81974R+22.31976R+36.21978R+57.41980R+37.01982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET