1972Final results
1972 election for California Senate District 29
California State Senate · California
Mervyn M. Dymally (D) won with 87.0% of the vote, defeating Marion E. Taggart (R) by 74.0 points.
Mervyn M. DymallyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.0%89,664
Marion E. TaggartRepublican
13.0%13,385
103,049 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