1972Final results
1972 election for California Senate District 37
California State Senate · California
George Deukmejian (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating G. C. Debaun (D) by 36.4 points.
George DeukmejianRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%146,926
G. C. DebaunDemocrat
31.8%68,528
215,454 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