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1974Final results

1974 election for California Assembly District 58

California State Assembly · California

Fred W. Chel (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Sumner M. Offil (R) by 8.7 points.

Fred W. ChelDemocrat · winner
52.8%46,578
Sumner M. OffilRepublican
44.2%38,922
Richard MarshallIndependent
3.0%2,637
88,137 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+16.01972D+8.71974D+17.61976R+8.01978R+15.21980R+30.21982

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

The candidates

Fred W. Chel (D)Sumner M. Offil (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard Marshall (Independent), 3.0%