1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 52
California State Assembly · California
Vincent Thomas (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Frederick H. R. Boettcher (R) by 28.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Vincent ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%36,609
Frederick H. R. BoettcherRepublican
36.0%20,569
57,178 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