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1974Final results

1974 election for California Senate District 6

California State Senate · California

George R. Moscone (D) won with 75.9% of the vote, defeating Max Woods (R) by 55.2 points.

George R. MosconeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.9%112,791
Max WoodsRepublican
20.7%30,727
Raymond O. HeapsIndependent
3.4%5,036
148,554 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+36.11978D+8.61982D+20.81986D+13.31990D+7.41994D+14.01998

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

The candidates

George R. Moscone (D)Max Woods (R)

Also on the ballot: Raymond O. Heaps (Independent), 3.4%