1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 45
California State Assembly · California
Herschel Rosenthal (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Betty Mikol (R) by 35.8 points.
Herschel RosenthalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%68,878
Betty MikolRepublican
32.1%32,555
101,433 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