1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 19
California State Assembly · California
Louis J. Papan (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Dorothy D. Adams (R) by 33.7 points.
Louis J. PapanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%46,073
Dorothy D. AdamsRepublican
29.7%21,568
Joseph W. KerskaIndependent
6.9%5,027
72,668 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET