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1972Final results

1972 election for California Assembly District 70

California State Assembly · California

Robert H. Burke (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Terry M. Moshenko (D) by 21.8 points.

Robert H. BurkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%116,597
39.1%74,799
191,396 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

EvenR+21.81972R+31.01974R+34.81976R+42.11978R+37.31980R+47.41982

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