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1974Final results

1974 election for California Assembly District 5

California State Assembly · California

Eugene T. Gualco (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Todd Sloan (R) by 22.9 points.

Eugene T. GualcoDemocrat · winner
57.0%45,873
Todd SloanRepublican
34.1%27,446
Joy HutchinsIndependent
9.0%7,227
80,546 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

EvenD+43.21972D+22.91974D+42.51976R+23.71978R+18.61980D+14.11982

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