1972Final results
1972 election for California Senate District 35
California State Senate · California
James E. Whetmore (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Otto J. Lacayo (D) by 29.5 points.
James E. WhetmoreRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%197,014
Otto J. LacayoDemocrat
35.1%107,068
William M. EwingIndependent
0.4%1,203
305,285 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