1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 45
California State Assembly · California
Herschel Rosenthal (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Gary E. Wheelock (R) by 39.1 points.
Herschel RosenthalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%58,243
Gary E. WheelockRepublican
28.7%24,647
Mark HupfPeace and Freedom
3.5%3,014
85,904 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