1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 69
California State Assembly · California
John V. Briggs (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Jack K. Mandel (D) by 8.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John V. BriggsRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%42,667
Jack K. MandelDemocrat
43.9%36,017
Albert SolomonIndependent
4.1%3,366
82,050 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