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1972Final results

1972 election for California Assembly District 65

California State Assembly · California

Frank Holoman (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating James A. Knapp (R) by 33.1 points.

Frank HolomanDemocrat · winner
66.6%44,573
James A. KnappRepublican
33.4%22,398
66,971 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+33.11972D+2.21974D+26.41976D+18.21978D+1.91980R+5.31982

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