1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 72
California State Assembly · California
John P. Quimby (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Timothy M. Dolan (R) by 14.9 points.
John P. QuimbyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%51,160
Timothy M. DolanRepublican
42.5%37,844
89,124 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