1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 53
California State Assembly · California
Paul T. Bannai (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Maurice Mayesh (D) by 0.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul T. BannaiRepublican · winner
50.3%25,843
Maurice MayeshDemocrat
49.7%25,489
51,332 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