1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for California Assembly District 74
California State Assembly · California
Ronald Cordova (D) won with 40.9% of the vote, defeating James B. Slemons (R) by 4.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ronald CordovaDemocrat · winner
40.9%61,720
James B. SlemonsRepublican
36.0%54,372
Write-ins and other votesOther party
23.1%34,860
150,952 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET