1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 3
California State Assembly · California
Eugene A. Chappie (R) won with 48.2% of the vote, defeating Baron Reed (D) by 0.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Eugene A. ChappieRepublican · winner · incumbent
48.2%42,721
Baron ReedDemocrat
47.4%41,972
Alton R. MossIndependent
4.4%3,857
88,550 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