1972Final results
1972 election for California Senate District 11
California State Senate · California
Nicholas C. Petris (D) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Miles (R) by 45.9 points.
Nicholas C. PetrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.0%283,179
Thomas J. MilesRepublican
27.0%104,964
388,143 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