1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 43
California State Assembly · California
Howard L. Berman (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Dixon R. Harwin (R) by 29.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Howard L. BermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%56,133
Dixon R. HarwinRepublican
35.5%30,897
87,030 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