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1974 election for California Assembly District 49

California State Assembly · California

Julian Dixon (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Timothy C. Riley (R) by 48.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Julian DixonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%49,138
24.5%16,585
Donald KellerPeace and Freedom
2.7%1,856
67,579 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

EvenR+27.71972D+48.21974D+41.01978D+55.51982D+52.01984D+58.01986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Julian Dixon (D)Timothy C. Riley (R)

Also on the ballot: Donald Keller (Peace and Freedom), 2.7%