1974Final results
1974 election for California Senate District 8
California State Senate · California
John W. Holmdahl (D) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Patrick V. Colglazier (R) by 56.1 points.
John W. HolmdahlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.0%103,002
Patrick V. ColglazierRepublican
22.0%28,989
131,991 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