United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980

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

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Eugene A. Chappie
votes = 145,098
percentage = 53.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harold T. Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 107,682
percentage = 39.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jim McClarin
votes = 17,419
percentage = 6.45Election box total no change
votes = 270,199
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Donald H. Clausen (incumbent)
votes = 141,698
percentage = 54.15Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Norma K. Bork
votes = 109,789
percentage = 41.96Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Daniel Mosier
votes = 6,833
percentage = 2.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Linda D. Wren
votes = 3,354
percentage = 1.28Election box total no change
votes = 261,674
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Matsui (incumbent)
votes = 170,670
percentage = 70.56Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph Murphy
votes = 64,215
percentage = 26.55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bruce A. Daniel
votes = 6,980
percentage = 2.89Election box total no change
votes = 241,865
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Vic Fazio (incumbent)
votes = 133,853
percentage = 65.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Albert Dehr
votes = 60,935
percentage = 29.72Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Robert J. Burnside
votes = 10,267
percentage = 5.01Election box total no change
votes = 205,055
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John L. Burton
votes = 101,105
percentage = 51.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis McQuaid
votes = 89,624
percentage = 45.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Dan P. Dougherty
votes = 7,092
percentage = 3.59Election box total no change
votes = 197,821
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Phillip Burton (incumbent)
votes = 93,400
percentage = 69.37Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Spinosa
votes = 34,500
percentage = 25.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Roy Childs
votes = 6,750
percentage = 5.01Election box total no change
votes = 134,650
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Miller (incumbent)
votes = 142,044
percentage = 63.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Giles St. Clair
votes = 70,479
percentage = 31.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Steve Snow
votes = 6,923
percentage = 3.08Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Thomas J. Thompson
votes = 5,023
percentage = 2.24Election box total no change
votes = 224,469
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ronald Dellums (incumbent)
votes = 108,380
percentage = 55.46Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles V. Hughes
votes = 76,580
percentage = 39.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Tod Mikuriya
votes = 10,465
percentage = 5.35Election box total no change
votes = 195,425
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Pete Stark (incumbent)
votes = 90,504
percentage = 55.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William J. "Bill" Kennedy
votes = 67,265
percentage = 41.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Steven W. Clanin
votes = 5,823
percentage = 3.56Election box total no change
votes = 163,592
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Don Edwards (incumbent)
votes = 102,231
percentage = 62.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph M. Lutton
votes = 45,987
percentage = 27.95Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph Fuhrig
votes = 11,904
percentage = 7.23Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Edmon V. Kaiser
votes = 4,421
percentage = 2.69Election box total no change
votes = 164,543
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Lantos
votes = 85,823
percentage = 46.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William Royer (incumbent)
votes = 80,100
percentage = 43.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Wilson G. Branch
votes = 13,723
percentage = 7.42Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = William S. Wade Jr.
votes = 3,816
percentage = 2.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff
votes = 1,550
percentage = 0.84Election box total no change
votes = 185,012
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Pete McCloskey (incumbent)
votes = 143,817
percentage = 72.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Kirsten Olsen
votes = 37,009
percentage = 18.59Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Evers
votes = 15,073
percentage = 7.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Adele Fumino
votes = 3,184
percentage = 1.60Election box total no change
votes = 199,083
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Norm Mineta (incumbent)
votes = 132,246
percentage = 58.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = W. E. "Ted" Gagne
votes = 79,766
percentage = 35.51Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ray Strong
votes = 8,806
percentage = 3.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Robert Goldsborough
votes = 3,791
percentage = 1.69Election box total no change
votes = 224,609
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norman D. Shumway (incumbent)
votes = 133,979
percentage = 60.74Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ann Cerney
votes = 79,883
percentage = 36.22Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Douglas G. Housley
votes = 6,717
percentage = 3.05Election box total no change
votes = 220,579
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 15

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tony Coelho (incumbent)
votes = 108,072
percentage = 71.81Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ron Schwartz
votes = 37,895
percentage = 25.18Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Michael L. Pullen
votes = 4,524
percentage = 3.01Election box total no change
votes = 150,491
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leon Panetta (incumbent)
votes = 158,360
percentage = 71.00Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = W. A. "Jack" Roth
votes = 54,675
percentage = 24.51Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Kenton H. Bowers
votes = 6,802
percentage = 3.05Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = D. Jeff Mauro
votes = 3,198
percentage = 1.43Election box total no change
votes = 223,035
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 17th

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)
votes = 129,159
percentage = 70.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Willard H. "Bill" Johnson
votes = 53,780
percentage = 29.40Election box total no change
votes = 182,939
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Thomas (incumbent)
votes = 126,046
percentage = 71.03Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mary Pat Timmermans
votes = 51,415
percentage = 28.97Election box total no change
votes = 177,461
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Lagomarsino (incumbent)
votes = 162,849
percentage = 77.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Carmen Lodise
votes = 36,990
percentage = 17.65Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Trotter
votes = 9,764
percentage = 4.66Election box total no change
votes = 209,603
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 199,674
percentage = 78.83Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Matt Miller
votes = 43,024
percentage = 16.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Christopher R. Darwin
votes = 10,605
percentage = 4.19Election box total no change
votes = 253,303
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 21

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bobbi Fiedler
votes = 74,674
percentage = 48.68Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James C. Corman (incumbent)
votes = 73,898
percentage = 48.17Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = George J. Lehmann
votes = 2,790
percentage = 1.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Jan B. Tucker
votes = 2,038
percentage = 1.33Election box total no change
votes = 153,400
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 22

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent)
votes = 115,241
percentage = 63.87Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Pierce O'Donnell
votes = 57,477
percentage = 31.86Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = William V. Susel
votes = 7,705
percentage = 4.27Election box total no change
votes = 180,423
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 23

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Anthony C. Beilenson (incumbent)
votes = 126,020
percentage = 63.20Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert "Bob" Winckler
votes = 62,742
percentage = 31.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jeffrey P. Lieb
votes = 10,623
percentage = 5.33Election box total no change
votes = 199,385
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 24

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
votes = 93,569
percentage = 63.77Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Roland Cayard
votes = 39,744
percentage = 27.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Margaret "Maggie" Feigin
votes = 5,905
percentage = 4.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Robert E. Lehman
votes = 5,172
percentage = 3.52Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Jack Smilowitz
votes = 2,341
percentage = 1.60Election box total no change
votes = 146,731
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 25

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Edward R. Roybal (incumbent)
votes = 49,080
percentage = 66.00Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Richard E. Ferraro
votes = 21,116
percentage = 28.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = William D. Mitchell
votes = 4,169
percentage = 5.61Election box total no change
votes = 74,365
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 26

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Rousselot (incumbent)
votes = 116,715
percentage = 70.95Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph Louis Lisoni
votes = 40,099
percentage = 24.37Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = William "B. J." Wagener
votes = 7,700
percentage = 4.68Election box total no change
votes = 164,514
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 27

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Dornan (incumbent)
votes = 109,807
percentage = 51.00Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Carey Peck
votes = 100,061
percentage = 46.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jerome L. "Jerry" Sievers
votes = 5,448
percentage = 2.53Election box total no change
votes = 215,316
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 28

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Julian C. Dixon (incumbent)
votes = 108,725
percentage = 79.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Reid
votes = 23,179
percentage = 16.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ernst F. Ghermann
votes = 5,400
percentage = 3.93Election box total no change
votes = 137,304
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent)
votes = 80,095
percentage = 86.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Michael Arthur Hirt
votes = 10,282
percentage = 11.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Earl Smith
votes = 2,622
percentage = 2.82Election box total no change
votes = 92,999
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 30

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George E. Danielson (incumbent)
votes = 74,119
percentage = 72.15Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = J. Arthur "Art" Platten
votes = 24,136
percentage = 23.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bruce M. Hobbs
votes = 4,480
percentage = 4.36Election box total no change
votes = 102,735
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 31

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mervyn M. Dymally
votes = 69,146
percentage = 64.41Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Don Grimshaw
votes = 38,203
percentage = 35.59Election box total no change
votes = 107,349
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 32

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent)
votes = 84,057
percentage = 65.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John R. Adler
votes = 39,260
percentage = 30.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas A. Cosgrove
votes = 4,209
percentage = 3.30Election box total no change
votes = 127,526
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 33

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wayne R. Grisham (incumbent)
votes = 122,439
percentage = 70.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fred L. Anderson
votes = 50,365
percentage = 29.15Election box total no change
votes = 172,804
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 34

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dan Lungren (incumbent)
votes = 138,024
percentage = 71.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Simone
votes = 46,351
percentage = 24.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = John S. Donohue
votes = 7,794
percentage = 4.06Election box total no change
votes = 192,169
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 35

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Dreier
votes = 100,743
percentage = 51.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James F. Lloyd (incumbent)
votes = 88,279
percentage = 45.38Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = James Michael "Mike" Noonan
votes = 5,492
percentage = 2.82Election box total no change
votes = 194,514
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 36

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Brown, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 88,628
percentage = 52.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John Paul Stark
votes = 73,247
percentage = 43.42Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Harry J. Histen
votes = 6,815
percentage = 4.04Election box total no change
votes = 168,690
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 37

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Lewis (incumbent)
votes = 165,371
percentage = 71.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Donald M. "Don" Rusk
votes = 58,091
percentage = 25.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Larry Morris
votes = 7,615
percentage = 3.30Election box total no change
votes = 231,077
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 38

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent)
votes = 91,880
percentage = 55.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Art Jacobson
votes = 66,256
percentage = 40.05Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Charles E. "Chuck" Heiser
votes = 7,301
percentage = 4.41Election box total no change
votes = 165,437
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 39

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William E. Dannemeyer (incumbent)
votes = 175,228
percentage = 76.27Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leonard L. Lahtinen
votes = 54,504
percentage = 23.73Election box total no change
votes = 229,732
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 40

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Badham (incumbent)
votes = 213,999
percentage = 70.16Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Michael F. Dow
votes = 66,512
percentage = 21.81Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Dan Mahaffey
votes = 24,486
percentage = 8.03Election box total no change
votes = 304,997
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 41

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Lowery
votes = 123,187
percentage = 52.66Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Wilson
votes = 101,101
percentage = 43.22Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph D. Alldredge
votes = 9,630
percentage = 4.12Election box total no change
votes = 233,918
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 42

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Duncan Hunter
votes = 79,713
percentage = 53.27Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent)
votes = 69,936
percentage = 46.73Election box total no change
votes = 149,649
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 43

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clair Burgener (incumbent)
votes = 298,815
percentage = 86.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Metzger
votes = 46,361
percentage = 13.43Election box total no change
votes = 345,176
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

ee 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

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1980-11-04 California Elections Page]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]

External links

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]