1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 51
California State Assembly · California
Robert G. Beverly (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Betty Brennan (D) by 30.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert G. BeverlyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%53,185
Betty BrennanDemocrat
34.6%28,142
81,327 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