1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 4
California State Assembly · California
Edwin L. Zberg (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Mike Abernathy (R) by 5.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edwin L. ZbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%41,064
Mike AbernathyRepublican
45.3%36,820
Jeannette H. ReeseIndependent
4.2%3,402
81,286 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