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1974Final results

1974 election for California Senate District 28

California State Senate · California

Ralph C. Dills (D) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating Dennis Brown (R) by 54.3 points.

Ralph C. DillsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.2%73,959
Dennis BrownRepublican
22.8%21,876
95,835 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+49.21982D+57.11986D+7.71994D+32.41998D+26.82002D+27.02006

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