1994Final results
1994 election for California Senate District 20
California State Senate · California
Herschel Rosenthal (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Dolores Bender White (R) by 16.9 points.
Herschel RosenthalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%75,345
Dolores Bender WhiteRepublican
41.5%53,528
128,873 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET