United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1980. Republicans lost one seat but gained four Democratic-held seats.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980 | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Republican | 4,176,462 | 51.08% | 17 | 20 | +3 | |
| Democratic | 3,664,614 | 44.82% | 26 | 23 | -3 | |
| Libertarian | 272,728 | 3.34% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 48,479 | 0.59% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| American Independent | 13,335 | 0.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8,175,618 | 100.00% | 43 | 43 | — | |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 |
District 1
| California's 1st congressional district election, 1980 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Republican | Eugene A. Chappie | 145,098 | 53.70 | |||
| Democratic | Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) | 107,682 | 39.85 | |||
| Libertarian | Jim McClarin | 17,419 | 6.45 | |||
| Total votes | 270,199 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 2
| California's 2nd congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Donald H. Clausen (incumbent) | 141,698 | 54.15 | |
| Democratic | Norma K. Bork | 109,789 | 41.96 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel Mosier | 6,833 | 2.61 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Linda D. Wren | 3,354 | 1.28 | |
| Total votes | 261,674 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| California's 3rd congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Robert Matsui (incumbent) | 170,670 | 70.56 | |
| Republican | Joseph Murphy | 64,215 | 26.55 | |
| Libertarian | Bruce A. Daniel | 6,980 | 2.89 | |
| Total votes | 241,865 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| California's 4th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Vic Fazio (incumbent) | 133,853 | 65.28 | |
| Republican | Albert Dehr | 60,935 | 29.72 | |
| Libertarian | Robert J. Burnside | 10,267 | 5.01 | |
| Total votes | 205,055 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
| California's 5th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John L. Burton | 101,105 | 51.11 | |
| Republican | Dennis McQuaid | 89,624 | 45.31 | |
| Libertarian | Dan P. Dougherty | 7,092 | 3.59 | |
| Total votes | 197,821 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
| California's 6th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 93,400 | 69.37 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 34,500 | 25.62 | |
| Libertarian | Roy Childs | 6,750 | 5.01 | |
| Total votes | 134,650 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
| California's 7th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | George Miller (incumbent) | 142,044 | 63.28 | |
| Republican | Giles St. Clair | 70,479 | 31.40 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Snow | 6,923 | 3.08 | |
| American Independent | Thomas J. Thompson | 5,023 | 2.24 | |
| Total votes | 224,469 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| California's 8th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ronald Dellums (incumbent) | 108,380 | 55.46 | |
| Republican | Charles V. Hughes | 76,580 | 39.19 | |
| Libertarian | Tod Mikuriya | 10,465 | 5.35 | |
| Total votes | 195,425 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| California's 9th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 90,504 | 55.32 | |
| Republican | William J. "Bill" Kennedy | 67,265 | 41.12 | |
| Libertarian | Steven W. Clanin | 5,823 | 3.56 | |
| Total votes | 163,592 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 10
| California's 10th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 102,231 | 62.13 | |
| Republican | Joseph M. Lutton | 45,987 | 27.95 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Fuhrig | 11,904 | 7.23 | |
| American Independent | Edmon V. Kaiser | 4,421 | 2.69 | |
| Total votes | 164,543 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| California's 11th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Democratic | Tom Lantos | 85,823 | 46.39 | |||
| Republican | William Royer (incumbent) | 80,100 | 43.29 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Wilson G. Branch | 13,723 | 7.42 | |||
| Libertarian | William S. Wade Jr. | 3,816 | 2.06 | |||
| American Independent | Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff | 1,550 | 0.84 | |||
| Total votes | 185,012 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 12
| California's 12th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 143,817 | 72.24 | |
| Democratic | Kirsten Olsen | 37,009 | 18.59 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Evers | 15,073 | 7.57 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Adele Fumino | 3,184 | 1.60 | |
| Total votes | 199,083 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 13
| California's 13th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Norm Mineta (incumbent) | 132,246 | 58.88 | |
| Republican | W. E. "Ted" Gagne | 79,766 | 35.51 | |
| Libertarian | Ray Strong | 8,806 | 3.92 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Robert Goldsborough | 3,791 | 1.69 | |
| Total votes | 224,609 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
| California's 14th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Norman D. Shumway (incumbent) | 133,979 | 60.74 | |
| Democratic | Ann Cerney | 79,883 | 36.22 | |
| Libertarian | Douglas G. Housley | 6,717 | 3.05 | |
| Total votes | 220,579 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 15
| California's 15th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tony Coelho (incumbent) | 108,072 | 71.81 | |
| Republican | Ron Schwartz | 37,895 | 25.18 | |
| Libertarian | Michael L. Pullen | 4,524 | 3.01 | |
| Total votes | 150,491 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
| California's 16th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Leon Panetta (incumbent) | 158,360 | 71.00 | |
| Republican | W. A. "Jack" Roth | 54,675 | 24.51 | |
| Libertarian | Kenton H. Bowers | 6,802 | 3.05 | |
| Peace and Freedom | D. Jeff Mauro | 3,198 | 1.43 | |
| Total votes | 223,035 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 17th
| California's 17th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) | 129,159 | 70.60 | |
| Democratic | Willard H. "Bill" Johnson | 53,780 | 29.40 | |
| Total votes | 182,939 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 18
| California's 18th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Thomas (incumbent) | 126,046 | 71.03 | |
| Democratic | Mary Pat Timmermans | 51,415 | 28.97 | |
| Total votes | 177,461 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| California's 19th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bob Lagomarsino (incumbent) | 162,849 | 77.69 | |
| Democratic | Carmen Lodise | 36,990 | 17.65 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Trotter | 9,764 | 4.66 | |
| Total votes | 209,603 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 20
| California's 20th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) | 199,674 | 78.83 | |
| Democratic | Matt Miller | 43,024 | 16.99 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher R. Darwin | 10,605 | 4.19 | |
| Total votes | 253,303 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| California's 21st congressional district election, 1980 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Republican | Bobbi Fiedler | 74,674 | 48.68 | |||
| Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 73,898 | 48.17 | |||
| Libertarian | George J. Lehmann | 2,790 | 1.82 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Jan B. Tucker | 2,038 | 1.33 | |||
| Total votes | 153,400 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 22
| California's 22nd congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) | 115,241 | 63.87 | |
| Democratic | Pierce O'Donnell | 57,477 | 31.86 | |
| Libertarian | William V. Susel | 7,705 | 4.27 | |
| Total votes | 180,423 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| California's 23rd congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Anthony C. Beilenson (incumbent) | 126,020 | 63.20 | |
| Republican | Robert "Bob" Winckler | 62,742 | 31.47 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey P. Lieb | 10,623 | 5.33 | |
| Total votes | 199,385 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| California's 24th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Henry Waxman (incumbent) | 93,569 | 63.77 | |
| Republican | Roland Cayard | 39,744 | 27.09 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Margaret "Maggie" Feigin | 5,905 | 4.02 | |
| Libertarian | Robert E. Lehman | 5,172 | 3.52 | |
| American Independent | Jack Smilowitz | 2,341 | 1.60 | |
| Total votes | 146,731 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 25
| California's 25th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 49,080 | 66.00 | |
| Republican | Richard E. Ferraro | 21,116 | 28.40 | |
| Libertarian | William D. Mitchell | 4,169 | 5.61 | |
| Total votes | 74,365 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 26
| California's 26th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 116,715 | 70.95 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Louis Lisoni | 40,099 | 24.37 | |
| Libertarian | William "B. J." Wagener | 7,700 | 4.68 | |
| Total votes | 164,514 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 27
| California's 27th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bob Dornan (incumbent) | 109,807 | 51.00 | |
| Democratic | Carey Peck | 100,061 | 46.47 | |
| Libertarian | Jerome L. "Jerry" Sievers | 5,448 | 2.53 | |
| Total votes | 215,316 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 28
| California's 28th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Julian C. Dixon (incumbent) | 108,725 | 79.19 | |
| Republican | Robert Reid | 23,179 | 16.88 | |
| Libertarian | Ernst F. Ghermann | 5,400 | 3.93 | |
| Total votes | 137,304 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 29
| California's 29th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 80,095 | 86.12 | |
| Republican | Michael Arthur Hirt | 10,282 | 11.06 | |
| Libertarian | Earl Smith | 2,622 | 2.82 | |
| Total votes | 92,999 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 30
| California's 30th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (incumbent) | 74,119 | 72.15 | |
| Republican | J. Arthur "Art" Platten | 24,136 | 23.49 | |
| Libertarian | Bruce M. Hobbs | 4,480 | 4.36 | |
| Total votes | 102,735 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 31
| California's 31st congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally | 69,146 | 64.41 | |
| Republican | Don Grimshaw | 38,203 | 35.59 | |
| Total votes | 107,349 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 32
| California's 32nd congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 84,057 | 65.91 | |
| Republican | John R. Adler | 39,260 | 30.79 | |
| Libertarian | Thomas A. Cosgrove | 4,209 | 3.30 | |
| Total votes | 127,526 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 33
| California's 33rd congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Wayne R. Grisham (incumbent) | 122,439 | 70.85 | |
| Democratic | Fred L. Anderson | 50,365 | 29.15 | |
| Total votes | 172,804 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 34
| California's 34th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Dan Lungren (incumbent) | 138,024 | 71.82 | |
| Democratic | Simone | 46,351 | 24.12 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John S. Donohue | 7,794 | 4.06 | |
| Total votes | 192,169 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 35
| California's 35th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Republican | David Dreier | 100,743 | 51.79 | |||
| Democratic | James F. Lloyd (incumbent) | 88,279 | 45.38 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | James Michael "Mike" Noonan | 5,492 | 2.82 | |||
| Total votes | 194,514 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 36
| California's 36th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) | 88,628 | 52.54 | |
| Republican | John Paul Stark | 73,247 | 43.42 | |
| Libertarian | Harry J. Histen | 6,815 | 4.04 | |
| Total votes | 168,690 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 37
| California's 37th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jerry Lewis (incumbent) | 165,371 | 71.57 | |
| Democratic | Donald M. "Don" Rusk | 58,091 | 25.14 | |
| Libertarian | Larry Morris | 7,615 | 3.30 | |
| Total votes | 231,077 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 38
| California's 38th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent) | 91,880 | 55.54 | |
| Republican | Art Jacobson | 66,256 | 40.05 | |
| Libertarian | Charles E. "Chuck" Heiser | 7,301 | 4.41 | |
| Total votes | 165,437 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 39
| California's 39th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | William E. Dannemeyer (incumbent) | 175,228 | 76.27 | |
| Democratic | Leonard L. Lahtinen | 54,504 | 23.73 | |
| Total votes | 229,732 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 40
| California's 40th congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Robert Badham (incumbent) | 213,999 | 70.16 | |
| Democratic | Michael F. Dow | 66,512 | 21.81 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Mahaffey | 24,486 | 8.03 | |
| Total votes | 304,997 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 41
| California's 41st congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Lowery | 123,187 | 52.66 | |
| Democratic | Bob Wilson | 101,101 | 43.22 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph D. Alldredge | 9,630 | 4.12 | |
| Total votes | 233,918 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 42
| California's 42nd congressional district election, 1980 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Republican | Duncan Hunter | 79,713 | 53.27 | |||
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 69,936 | 46.73 | |||
| Total votes | 149,649 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 43
| California's 43rd congressional district election, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Clair Burgener (incumbent) | 298,815 | 86.57 | |
| Democratic | Tom Metzger | 46,361 | 13.43 | |
| Total votes | 345,176 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
- 97th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1980
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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