1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 68
California State Assembly · California
Vincent Thomas (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Frederick H. R. Boettcher (R) by 36.2 points.
Vincent ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%51,301
Frederick H. R. BoettcherRepublican
31.9%24,038
75,339 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