1978Final results
1978 election for California Senate District 16
California State Senate · California
Walter W. Stiern (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating W. R. Snyder (R) by 18.3 points.
Walter W. StiernDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%93,012
W. R. SnyderRepublican
40.9%64,300
157,312 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