1970Final results
1970 election for California Senate District 16
California State Senate · California
George N. Zenovich (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Earl S. Smittcamp (R) by 6.4 points.
George N. ZenovichDemocrat · winner
52.3%62,640
Earl S. SmittcampRepublican
45.9%54,986
William H. DeckerIndependent
1.8%2,153
119,779 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
George N. Zenovich (D)Earl S. Smittcamp (R)
Also on the ballot: William H. Decker (Independent), 1.8%