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1974Final results

1974 election for California Senate District 16

California State Senate · California

Walter W. Stiern (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Leroy M. Jackson (R) by 30.0 points.

Walter W. StiernDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%90,434
35.0%48,718
139,152 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+18.31978D+10.61982R+4.01986R+7.91990D+3.11994D+43.81998

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