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1974 election for California Assembly District 28

California State Assembly · California

Frank Murphy Jr. (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Henry L. Fuller (D) by 19.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Frank Murphy Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
56.1%50,163
36.4%32,509
Anne P. GarniIndependent
7.5%6,695
89,367 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+4.11972R+19.81974D+9.91976D+26.71978D+15.51980D+42.11982

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