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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/California
      1980·U.S. House·California

      California U.S. House

      43 districtsD 22R 21
      43 districts|D won 22|R won 21|Closest: CA-21
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      CA-01
      Eugene A ChappieREP
      REP270,19953.7%
      R+13.8
      CA-02
      Don H ClausenREP
      REP261,67454.1%
      R+12.2
      CA-03
      Robert T MatsuiDEM
      DEM241,86570.6%
      D+44.0
      CA-04
      Vic FazioDEM
      DEM205,05565.3%
      D+35.6
      CA-05
      John L BurtonDEM
      DEM197,82151.1%
      D+5.8
      CA-06
      Phillip BurtonDEM
      DEM134,65069.4%
      D+43.7
      CA-07
      George A MillerDEM
      DEM224,46963.3%
      D+31.9
      CA-08
      Ronald V DellumsDEM
      DEM195,42555.5%
      D+16.3
      CA-09
      Fortney H \ StarkDEM
      DEM163,59255.3%
      D+14.2
      CA-10
      Don EdwardsDEM
      DEM164,54362.1%
      D+34.2
      CA-11
      Tom LantosDEM
      DEM185,01246.4%
      D+3.1
      CA-12
      Paul N \ McCloskey Jr.REP
      REP199,08372.2%
      R+53.6
      CA-13
      Norman Y MinetaDEM
      DEM224,60958.9%
      D+23.4
      CA-14
      Norman D ShumwayREP
      REP220,57960.7%
      R+24.5
      CA-15
      Tony CoelhoDEM
      DEM150,49171.8%
      D+46.6
      CA-16
      Leon E PanettaDEM
      DEM223,03571.0%
      D+46.5
      CA-17
      Charles \ PashayanREP
      REP182,93970.6%
      R+41.2
      CA-18
      William M ThomasREP
      REP177,46171.0%
      R+42.0
      CA-19
      Robert J \ LagomarsinoREP
      REP209,60377.7%
      R+60.0
      CA-20
      Barry M GoldwaterREP
      REP253,30378.8%
      R+61.8
      CA-21
      Bobbi FiedlerREP
      REP153,40048.7%
      R+0.5
      CA-22
      Carlos J MoorheadREP
      REP180,42363.9%
      R+32.0
      CA-23
      Anthony C BeilensonDEM
      DEM199,38563.2%
      D+31.7
      CA-24
      Henry A WaxmanDEM
      DEM146,73163.8%
      D+36.7
      CA-25
      Edward R RoybalDEM
      DEM74,36566.0%
      D+37.6
      CA-26
      John H RousselotREP
      REP164,51471.0%
      R+46.6
      CA-27
      Robert Kenneth \ DornanREP
      REP215,31651.0%
      R+4.5
      CA-28
      Julian C DixonDEM
      DEM137,30479.2%
      D+62.3
      CA-29
      Augustus F \ HawkinsDEM
      DEM92,99986.1%
      D+75.1
      CA-30
      George E DanielsonDEM
      DEM102,73572.2%
      D+48.6
      CA-31
      Mervyn M DymallyDEM
      DEM107,34964.4%
      D+28.8
      CA-32
      Glenn M AndersonDEM
      DEM127,52665.9%
      D+35.1
      CA-33
      Wayne GrishamREP
      REP172,80470.8%
      R+41.7
      CA-34
      Daniel E LungrenREP
      REP192,16971.8%
      R+47.7
      CA-35
      David DreierREP
      REP194,51451.8%
      R+6.4
      CA-36
      George E Brown Jr.DEM
      DEM168,69052.5%
      D+9.1
      CA-37
      Jerry LewisREP
      REP231,07771.6%
      R+46.4
      CA-38
      Jerry M PattersonDEM
      DEM165,43755.5%
      D+15.5
      CA-39
      William E \ DannemeyerREP
      REP229,73276.3%
      R+52.5
      CA-40
      Robert E BadhamREP
      REP304,99770.2%
      R+48.4
      CA-41
      Bill LoweryREP
      REP233,91852.7%
      R+9.4
      CA-42
      Duncan L HunterREP
      REP149,64953.3%
      R+6.5
      CA-43
      Clair W BurgenerREP
      REP345,17686.6%
      R+73.1
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