1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 42
California State Assembly · California
Frank Lanterman (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Norvene McBride (D) by 19.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Frank LantermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%50,259
Norvene McBrideDemocrat
38.7%33,470
Earl C. HarperIndependent
3.2%2,764
86,493 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