1980 House elections · California districts

California U.S. House election results 1980

Results in all of California's congressional districts in 1980 (Democratic 22, Republican 21): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 22
Republican 21

District 1

District history

Eugene A. Chappie REP +13.9 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eugene A. Chappie Won	REP	145,098	53.70%
Harold T. Johnson	DEM	107,682	39.85%
Jim McClarin	LIB	17,419	6.45%
Total		270,199

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District 2

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Donald H. Clausen REP +12.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald H. Clausen Won	REP	141,698	54.15%
Norma K. Bork	DEM	109,789	41.96%
Daniel Mosier	LIB	6,833	2.61%
Linda D. Wren	PAF	3,354	1.28%
Total		261,674

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District 3

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Robert T. Matsui DEM +44.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert T. Matsui Won	DEM	170,670	70.56%
Joseph Murphy	REP	64,215	26.55%
Bruce A. Daniel	LIB	6,980	2.89%
Total		241,865

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District 4

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Vic Fazio DEM +35.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vic Fazio Won	DEM	133,853	65.28%
Albert Dehr	REP	60,935	29.72%
Robert J. Burnside	LIB	10,267	5.01%
Total		205,055

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District 5

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John L. Burton DEM +5.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John L. Burton Won	DEM	101,105	51.11%
Dennis McQuaid	REP	89,624	45.31%
Dan P. Dougherty	LIB	7,092	3.59%
Total		197,821

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District 6

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Phillip Burton DEM +43.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Phillip Burton Won	DEM	93,400	69.37%
Tom Spinosa	REP	34,500	25.62%
Roy Childs	LIB	6,750	5.01%
Total		134,650

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District 7

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George Miller DEM +31.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Miller Won	DEM	142,044	63.28%
Giles St. Clair	REP	70,479	31.40%
Steve Snow	LIB	6,923	3.08%
Thomas J. Thompson	AIP	5,023	2.24%
Total		224,469

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District 8

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Ronald V. Dellums DEM +16.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ronald V. Dellums Won	DEM	108,380	55.46%
Charles V. Hughes	REP	76,580	39.19%
Tod Mikuriya	LIB	10,465	5.36%
Total		195,425

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District 9

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Fortney H. Stark DEM +14.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Fortney H. Stark Won	DEM	90,504	55.32%
William J. Kennedy	REP	67,265	41.12%
Steven W. Clanin	LIB	5,823	3.56%
Total		163,592

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District 10

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Don Edwards DEM +34.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Don Edwards Won	DEM	102,231	62.13%
John M. Lutton	REP	45,987	27.95%
Joseph Fuhrig	LIB	11,904	7.24%
Edmon V. Kaiser	AIP	4,421	2.69%
Total		164,543

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District 11

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Tom Lantos DEM +3.1 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Lantos Won	DEM	85,823	46.39%
William Royer	REP	80,100	43.29%
Wilson Branch	PAF	13,723	7.42%
William S. Wade	LIB	3,816	2.06%
Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff	AIP	1,550	0.84%
Total		185,012

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District 12

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Paul Norton McCloskey REP +53.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Norton McCloskey Won	REP	143,817	72.24%
Kirsten Olsen	DEM	37,009	18.59%
Bill Evers	LIB	15,073	7.57%
Adele Fumino	PAF	3,184	1.60%
Total		199,083

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District 13

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Norman Y. Mineta DEM +23.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Norman Y. Mineta Won	DEM	132,246	58.88%
W. Gagne	REP	79,766	35.51%
Ray Strong	LIB	8,806	3.92%
Robert Goldsborough	PAF	3,791	1.69%
Total		224,609

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District 14

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Norman D. Shumway REP +24.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Norman D. Shumway Won	REP	133,979	60.74%
Ann Cerney	DEM	79,883	36.22%
Douglas G. Housley	LIB	6,717	3.05%
Total		220,579

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District 15

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Tony Coelho DEM +46.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Coelho Won	DEM	108,072	71.81%
Ron Schwartz	REP	37,895	25.18%
Michael L. Pullen	LIB	4,524	3.01%
Total		150,491

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District 16

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Leon E. Panetta DEM +46.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Leon E. Panetta Won	DEM	158,360	71.00%
Jack Roth	REP	54,675	24.51%
Kenton H. Bowers	LIB	6,802	3.05%
D. Jeff Mauro	IND	3,198	1.43%
Total		223,035

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District 17

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Charles Pashayan REP +41.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles Pashayan Won	REP	129,159	70.60%
William H. Johnson	DEM	53,780	29.40%
Total		182,939

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District 18

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William M. Thomas REP +42.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William M. Thomas Won	REP	126,046	71.03%
Mary Timmermans	DEM	51,415	28.97%
Total		177,461

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District 19

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Robert J. Lagomarsino REP +60.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert J. Lagomarsino Won	REP	162,849	77.69%
Carmen Lodise	DEM	36,990	17.65%
Jim Trotter	LIB	9,764	4.66%
Total		209,603

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District 20

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Barry Morris Goldwater REP +61.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barry Morris Goldwater Won	REP	199,674	78.83%
Matt Miller	DEM	43,024	16.99%
Christopher R. Darwin	LIB	10,605	4.19%
Total		253,303

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District 21

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Roberta Frances Fiedler REP +0.5 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roberta Frances Fiedler Won	REP	74,674	48.68%
James C. Corman	DEM	73,898	48.17%
George J. Lehmann	LIB	2,790	1.82%
Jan B. Tucker	PAF	2,038	1.33%
Total		153,400

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District 22

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Carlos J. Moorhead REP +32.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carlos J. Moorhead Won	REP	115,241	63.87%
Pierce O'Donnell	DEM	57,477	31.86%
William V. Susel	LIB	7,705	4.27%
Total		180,423

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District 23

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Anthony C. Beilenson DEM +31.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anthony C. Beilenson Won	DEM	126,020	63.20%
Robert Winckler	REP	62,742	31.47%
Jeffrey P. Lieb	LIB	10,623	5.33%
Total		199,385

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District 24

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Henry A. Waxman DEM +36.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry A. Waxman Won	DEM	93,569	63.77%
Roland Cayard	REP	39,744	27.09%
Maggie Feigin	PAF	5,905	4.02%
Robert E. Lehman	LIB	5,172	3.53%
Jack Smilowitz	AIP	2,341	1.60%
Total		146,731

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District 25

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Edward R. Roybal DEM +37.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward R. Roybal Won	DEM	49,080	66.00%
Richard E. Ferraro	REP	21,116	28.40%
William D. Mitchell	LIB	4,169	5.61%
Total		74,365

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District 26

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John H. Rousselot REP +46.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John H. Rousselot Won	REP	116,715	70.95%
Joseph Louis Lisoni	DEM	40,099	24.37%
William J. Wagener	LIB	7,700	4.68%
Total		164,514

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District 27

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Robert K. Dornan REP +4.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert K. Dornan Won	REP	109,807	51.00%
Carey Peck	DEM	100,061	46.47%
Jerome L. Sievers	LIB	5,448	2.53%
Total		215,316

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District 28

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Julian C. Dixon DEM +62.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julian C. Dixon Won	DEM	108,725	79.19%
Robert Reid	REP	23,179	16.88%
Ernst F. Ghermann	LIB	5,400	3.93%
Total		137,304

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District 29

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Augustus F. Hawkins DEM +75.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Augustus F. Hawkins Won	DEM	80,095	86.13%
Michael Arthur Hirt	REP	10,282	11.06%
Earl Smith	LIB	2,622	2.82%
Total		92,999

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District 30

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George E. Danielson DEM +48.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George E. Danielson Won	DEM	74,119	72.15%
J. Arthur Platten	REP	24,136	23.49%
Bruce M. Hobbs	LIB	4,480	4.36%
Total		102,735

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District 31

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Mervyn M. Dymally DEM +28.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mervyn M. Dymally Won	DEM	69,146	64.41%
Don Grimshaw	REP	38,203	35.59%
Total		107,349

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District 32

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Glenn M. Anderson DEM +35.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Glenn M. Anderson Won	DEM	84,057	65.91%
John R. Adler	REP	39,260	30.79%
Thomas A. Cosgrove	LIB	4,209	3.30%
Total		127,526

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District 33

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Wayne R. Grisham REP +41.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wayne R. Grisham Won	REP	122,439	70.85%
Fred L. Anderson	DEM	50,365	29.15%
Total		172,804

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District 34

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Dan Lungren REP +47.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dan Lungren Won	REP	138,024	71.82%
Unknown Simone	DEM	46,351	24.12%
John S. Donohue	PAF	7,794	4.06%
Total		192,169

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District 35

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David T. Dreier REP +6.4 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David T. Dreier Won	REP	100,743	51.79%
James F. Lloyd	DEM	88,279	45.38%
James Michael Noonan	PAF	5,492	2.82%
Total		194,514

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District 36

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George E. Brown DEM +9.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George E. Brown Won	DEM	88,628	52.54%
John Paul Stark	REP	73,247	43.42%
Harry J. Histen	LIB	6,815	4.04%
Total		168,690

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District 37

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Jerry Lewis REP +46.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry Lewis Won	REP	165,371	71.57%
Donald M. Rusk	DEM	58,091	25.14%
Larry Morris	LIB	7,615	3.30%
Total		231,077

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District 38

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Jerry M. Patterson DEM +15.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry M. Patterson Won	DEM	91,880	55.54%
Art Jacobson	REP	66,256	40.05%
Charles E. Heiser	LIB	7,301	4.41%
Total		165,437

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District 39

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William E. Dannemeyer REP +52.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William E. Dannemeyer Won	REP	175,228	76.28%
Leonard L. Lahtinen	DEM	54,504	23.73%
Total		229,732

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District 40

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Robert E. Badham REP +48.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert E. Badham Won	REP	213,999	70.16%
Michael F. Dow	DEM	66,512	21.81%
Dan Mahaffey	LIB	24,486	8.03%
Total		304,997

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District 41

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Bill Lowery REP +9.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bill Lowery Won	REP	123,187	52.66%
Bob Wilson	DEM	101,101	43.22%
Joseph D. Alldredge	LIB	9,630	4.12%
Total		233,918

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District 42

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Duncan Hunter REP +6.5 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Duncan Hunter Won	REP	79,713	53.27%
Lionel Van Deerlin	DEM	69,936	46.73%
Total		149,649

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District 43

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Clair W. Burgener REP +73.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Clair W. Burgener Won	REP	298,815	86.57%
Tom L. Metzger	DEM	46,361	13.43%
Total		345,176

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