1968Final results
1968 election for California Senate District 19
California State Senate · California
H. L. Richardson (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Louise C. Gelber (D) by 36.7 points.
H. L. RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%139,807
Louise C. GelberDemocrat
31.7%64,786
204,593 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET