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1972Final results

1972 election for California Assembly District 52

California State Assembly · California

Floyd L. Wakefield (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Martin I. Jackson (D) by 8.6 points.

Floyd L. WakefieldRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%36,726
45.7%30,926
67,652 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

EvenR+8.61972D+28.11974D+27.61976R+10.31978R+8.71980R+31.81982

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