1972Final results
1972 election for California Senate District 31
California State Senate · California
James O. Wedworth (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating John Mann (R) by 46.2 points.
James O. WedworthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%118,302
John MannRepublican
26.9%43,517
161,819 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