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1974Final results

1974 election for California Assembly District 32

California State Assembly · California

Gordon Duffy (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Kennedy (D) by 19.4 points.

Gordon DuffyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%32,963
Bill KennedyDemocrat
38.5%21,915
Glenn H. RiderIndependent
3.5%1,999
56,877 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

EvenR+9.01972R+19.41974R+23.61976R+45.21978R+18.41980R+23.41982

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

The candidates

Gordon Duffy (R)Bill Kennedy (D)

Also on the ballot: Glenn H. Rider (Independent), 3.5%