1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 19
California State Assembly · California
Louis J. Papan (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Dorothy D. Adams (R) by 44.4 points.
Louis J. PapanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.5%58,954
Dorothy D. AdamsRepublican
26.1%21,797
Joseph W. KerskaIndependent
3.4%2,865
83,616 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET