1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 39
California State Assembly · California
Jim Keysor (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Elersich (R) by 40.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim KeysorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.8%40,051
Ronald J. ElersichRepublican
28.0%16,316
Hal L. SingerPeace and Freedom
3.2%1,862
58,229 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