1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 12
California State Assembly · California
Ken Meade (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Arthur R. Flegal (R) by 17.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ken MeadeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%63,147
Arthur R. FlegalRepublican
41.5%44,841
107,988 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET