1972Final results
1972 election for California Senate District 21
California State Senate · California
John L. Harmer (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Samuel Rifken (D) by 36.3 points.
John L. HarmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%156,491
Samuel RifkenDemocrat
31.9%73,157
229,648 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