1974Final results
1974 election for California Senate District 30
California State Senate · California
Nate Holden (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Hans Mechtold (R) by 42.6 points.
Nate HoldenDemocrat · winner
71.3%90,246
Hans MechtoldRepublican
28.7%36,288
126,534 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