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1974 election for California Assembly District 38

California State Assembly · California

Paul Priolo (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Betty Mann (D) by 11.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Paul PrioloRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%51,692
Betty MannDemocrat
44.1%40,817
92,509 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+36.01972R+11.81974R+16.91976R+34.11978R+1.01980R+11.51982

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