1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 62
California State Assembly · California
Newton R. Russell (R) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating John O. Sutorius (D) by 45.8 points.
Newton R. RussellRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.9%78,013
John O. SutoriusDemocrat
27.1%28,968
106,981 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