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Elections / 1980 · House · CA

California sent 22 Democrats and 21 Republicans to the US House in 1980.

43 districts. Each row shows the winning party, margin, and member elected. Vote counts are the certified district totals.

California — 1980 House districts
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, US House returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
DistrictWonMarginMember electedVotes
CA-01R
−13.8%
Eugene A Chappie270,199
CA-02R
−12.2%
Don H Clausen261,674
CA-03D
+44.0%
Robert T Matsui241,865
CA-04D
+35.6%
Vic Fazio205,055
CA-05D
+5.8%
John L Burton197,821
CA-06D
+43.7%
Phillip Burton134,650
CA-07D
+31.9%
George Miller224,469
CA-08D
+16.3%
Ronald V Dellums195,425
CA-09D
+14.2%
Fortney H \"Pete\" Stark163,592
CA-10D
+34.2%
Don Edwards164,543
CA-11D
+3.1%
Tom Lantos185,012
CA-12R
−53.6%
Paul N \"Pete\" McCloskey JR199,083
CA-13D
+23.4%
Norman Y Mineta224,609
CA-14R
−24.5%
Norman D Shumway220,579
CA-15D
+46.6%
Tony Coelho150,491
CA-16D
+46.5%
Leon E Panetta223,035
CA-17R
−41.2%
Charles \"Chip\" Pashayan JR182,939
CA-18R
−42.1%
William M Thomas177,461
CA-19R
−60.0%
Robert J Lagomarsino209,603
CA-20R
−61.8%
Barry Goldwater JR253,303
CA-21R
−0.5%
Bobbi Fiedler153,400
CA-22R
−32.0%
Carlos J Moorhead180,423
CA-23D
+31.7%
Anthony C Beilenson199,385
CA-24D
+36.7%
Henry A Waxman146,731
CA-25D
+37.6%
Edward R Roybal74,365
CA-26R
−46.6%
John H Rousselot164,514
CA-27R
−4.5%
Robert K Dornan215,316
CA-28D
+62.3%
Julian C Dixon137,304
CA-29D
+75.1%
Augustus F \"Gus\" Hawkins92,999
CA-30D
+48.7%
George E Danielson102,735
CA-31D
+28.8%
Mervyn M Dymally107,349
CA-32D
+35.1%
Glenn M Anderson127,526
CA-33R
−41.7%
Wayne Grisham172,804
CA-34R
−47.7%
Dan Lungren192,169
CA-35R
−6.4%
Dave Dreier194,514
CA-36D
+9.1%
George E Brown JR168,690
CA-37R
−46.4%
Jerry Lewis231,077
CA-38D
+15.5%
Jerry M Patterson165,437
CA-39R
−52.5%
William E \"Bill\" Dannemeyer229,732
CA-40R
−48.4%
Robert E Badham304,997
CA-41R
−9.4%
Bill Lowery233,918
CA-42R
−6.5%
Duncan L Hunter149,649
CA-43R
−73.1%
Clair W Burgener345,176