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1974Final results

1974 election for California Assembly District 2

California State Assembly · California

Barry Keene (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Donald F. Peterson (R) by 34.4 points.

Barry KeeneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.2%62,208
32.8%30,392
92,600 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

EvenD+2.01972D+34.41974D+39.81976D+17.81978D+35.01980D+4.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET