1972Final results
1972 election for California Senate District 5
California State Senate · California
Albert S. Rodda (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating David R. McKinley (R) by 39.4 points.
Albert S. RoddaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%136,257
David R. McKinleyRepublican
30.3%59,165
195,422 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