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1972Final results

1972 election for California Senate District 13

California State Senate · California

Alfred E. Alquist (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Mark Hart (R) by 45.4 points.

Alfred E. AlquistDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%166,337
Mark HartRepublican
27.3%62,401
228,738 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+6.11976D+31.51980D+33.01984D+32.81988D+29.21992D+32.41996

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