1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 46
California State Assembly · California
Charles Warren (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Howard O. Watts (R) by 29.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles WarrenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%31,641
Howard O. WattsRepublican
35.3%17,272
48,913 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