1972Final results
1972 election for California Senate District 23
California State Senate · California
Lou Cusanovich (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Edward K. Burke (D) by 11.1 points.
Lou CusanovichRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%163,419
Edward K. BurkeDemocrat
44.5%130,852
Eric SorensonPeace and Freedom
0.0%3
294,274 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