1972Final results
1972 election for California Senate District 17
California State Senate · California
Donald L. Grunsky (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Suzanne H. Paizis (D) by 30.1 points.
Donald L. GrunskyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%132,003
Suzanne H. PaizisDemocrat
34.9%70,888
202,891 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