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1972Final results

1972 election for California Assembly District 69

California State Assembly · California

Kenneth Cory (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating William Dannemeyer (R) by 22.9 points.

Kenneth CoryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%81,379
36.1%49,829
4.1%5,657
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.8%1,143
138,008 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+22.91972R+8.11974R+25.51976R+9.71978R+36.51980R+30.01982

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

The candidates

Kenneth Cory (D)William Dannemeyer (R)

Also on the ballot: Donald J. Swenson (Independent), 4.1%