1974Final results
1974 election for California Assembly District 40
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bane (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Max C. Yost (R) by 33.7 points.
Tom BaneDemocrat · winner
66.8%40,537
Max C. YostRepublican
33.2%20,115
60,652 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