1974Final results
1974 election for California Senate District 32
California State Senate · California
Ruben S. Ayala (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating John Richard Marcus (R) by 42.1 points.
Ruben S. AyalaDemocrat · winner
68.8%77,438
John Richard MarcusRepublican
26.7%30,060
Ray ClarkIndependent
4.5%5,086
112,584 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