1972Final results
1972 election for California Senate District 27
California State Senate · California
David Roberti (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Hubert M. Childress (R) by 35.7 points.
David RobertiDemocrat · winner
65.8%80,251
Hubert M. ChildressRepublican
30.1%36,738
David SaxePeace and Freedom
4.0%4,932
121,921 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