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1974 election for California Assembly District 36

California State Assembly · California

Ken Macdonald (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Sarah Heath (R) by 36.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Ken MacdonaldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%49,585
Sarah HeathRepublican
31.9%23,269
72,854 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+0.51972D+36.11974R+8.91976R+33.71978R+39.71980R+11.81982

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