1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for California Assembly District 63
California State Assembly · California
Robert M. McLennan (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Joe A. Gonsalves (D) by 3.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert M. McLennanRepublican · winner
50.2%34,229
Joe A. GonsalvesDemocrat · incumbent
46.5%31,693
Larry A. BreazealeIndependent
3.3%2,272
68,194 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
The candidates
Robert M. McLennan (R)Joe A. Gonsalves (D)
Also on the ballot: Larry A. Breazeale (Independent), 3.3%