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1974Final results

1974 election for California Assembly District 45

California State Assembly · California

Herschel Rosenthal (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Betty Mikol (R) by 29.7 points.

Herschel RosenthalDemocrat · winner
63.2%54,730
Betty MikolRepublican
33.6%29,059
Dan StreeterIndependent
3.2%2,755
86,544 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+18.51972D+29.71974D+35.81976D+39.11978D+36.11980D+34.01982

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

The candidates

Herschel Rosenthal (D)Betty Mikol (R)

Also on the ballot: Dan Streeter (Independent), 3.2%