1974Final results
1974 election for California Senate District 36
California State Senate · California
Dennis E. Carpenter (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Frank P. Barbaro (D) by 25.6 points.
Dennis E. CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%124,692
Frank P. BarbaroDemocrat
35.0%72,001
Gerald N. BogartIndependent
4.5%9,257
205,950 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