1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 8
California State Assembly · California
Walter W. Powers (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Basil Clark (R) by 39.6 points.
Walter W. PowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%58,329
Basil ClarkRepublican
30.2%25,253
83,582 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