1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for California Assembly District 57
California State Assembly · California
Howard L. Berman (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Charles J. Conrad (R) by 16.0 points.
Howard L. BermanDemocrat · winner
56.6%65,290
Charles J. ConradRepublican · incumbent
40.7%46,882
Grover J. HowardPeace and Freedom
2.7%3,138
115,310 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
The candidates
Howard L. Berman (D)Charles J. Conrad (R)
Also on the ballot: Grover J. Howard (Peace and Freedom), 2.7%