1968Final results
1968 election for California Senate District 23
California State Senate · California
Lou Cusanovich (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Gerald J. Porter (D) by 28.9 points.
Lou CusanovichRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%156,863
Gerald J. PorterDemocrat
35.6%86,568
243,431 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