1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 26
California State Assembly · California
Carmen Perino (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Sam Vandyken (R) by 13.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Carmen PerinoDemocrat · winner
56.6%35,963
Sam VandykenRepublican
43.4%27,599
63,562 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