1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 6
California State Assembly · California
Eugene A. Chappie (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Ranold J. Kennedy (D) by 35.6 points.
Eugene A. ChappieRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%80,370
Ranold J. KennedyDemocrat
32.2%38,129
118,499 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