1974Final results
1974 election for California Assembly District 65
California State Assembly · California
Bill McVittie (D) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Pete J. Vanderpoel (R) by 2.2 points.
Bill McVittieDemocrat · winner
49.1%27,676
Pete J. VanderpoelRepublican
46.9%26,444
Bill VogelIndependent
4.1%2,293
56,413 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