1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 66
California State Assembly · California
Joe A. Gonsalves (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating John T. Underwood (R) by 40.1 points.
Joe A. GonsalvesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%64,615
John T. UnderwoodRepublican
30.0%27,642
92,257 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