1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 7
California State Assembly · California
John Garamendi (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Doug Carter (R) by 28.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John GaramendiDemocrat · winner
64.1%60,380
Doug CarterRepublican
35.9%33,842
94,222 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