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1970 California U.S. House District 30 Election

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Who won the 1970 California U.S. House District 30 Election?

Edward R. Roybal won the 1970 California U.S. House District 30 Election. Edward R. Roybal received 63,903 popular votes (68.26%). The main challenger was Samuel M Cavnar (29.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Roybal and Cavnar

Roybal +38.3 pts · won by 35,865 votes
Edward R. RoybalDemocraticWINNER68.26%
63,903 votes
Samuel M CavnarRepublican29.95%
28,038 votes
Boris BelousovIndependent1.8%
1,681 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.