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:
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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||
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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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