1978Final results
1978 election for California Senate District 14
California State Senate · California
George N. Zenovich (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Kessler (R) by 43.4 points.
George N. ZenovichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%89,153
Kenneth KesslerRepublican
28.3%35,218
124,371 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