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2010Final results

2010 election for California Assembly District 70

California State Assembly · California

Donald P. Wagner (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Melissa Fox (D) by 20.4 points.

Donald P. WagnerRepublican · winner
58.2%89,636
Melissa FoxDemocrat
37.8%58,208
Deborah TharpLibertarian
4.0%6,212
154,056 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+25.72004R+20.92006R+15.62008R+20.42010D+31.62012D+27.72014

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

The candidates

Donald P. Wagner (R)Melissa Fox (D)

Also on the ballot: Deborah Tharp (Libertarian), 4.0%