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1968Final results

1968 election for California Senate District 15

California State Senate · California

Howard Way (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating John Eneca (D) by 11.3 points.

Howard WayRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%62,647
John EnecaDemocrat
43.7%49,782
J. C. SteelmanIndependent
1.2%1,380
113,809 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+1.71976D+44.51980D+51.71984D+24.31992R+1.41996R+15.02000

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

The candidates

Howard Way (R)John Eneca (D)

Also on the ballot: J. C. Steelman (Independent), 1.2%