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2004Final results

2004 election for California Assembly District 70

California State Assembly · California

Chuck Devore (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Carl Mariz (D) by 25.7 points.

Chuck DevoreRepublican · winner
61.1%112,844
Carl MarizDemocrat
35.4%65,351
Mark BaldwinLibertarian
3.5%6,506
184,701 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+30.01996R+25.92000R+36.62002R+25.72004R+20.92006R+15.62008

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

The candidates

Chuck Devore (R)Carl Mariz (D)

Also on the ballot: Mark Baldwin (Libertarian), 3.5%