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      Data: MIT Election Lab, VEST, Census Bureau
      Home/Elections/1980/US House/California/CA-43
      1980·US House·California·District profile →

      California District 43 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Clair W Burgener
      86.6%298,815 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Tom Metzger
      13.4%46,361 votes
      Margin
      R+73.1
      345,176 total votes
      2 candidates345,176 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Clair W BurgenerREP✓
      		REP298,81586.6%
      Tom MetzgerDEM
      		DEM46,36113.4%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+49.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+14.8
      R+60R+30EvenD+30D+6020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202472.9%23.9%D+49.0223,449
      202080.8%17.0%D+63.8270,782
      201684.1%11.4%D+72.8220,096
      201286.9%13.1%D+73.8207,328
      200884.1%15.5%D+68.7203,917

      Seat History

      US House in California

      2024
      Maxine WatersDEM
      D+50.1
      2022
      Maxine WatersDEM
      D+54.7
      Redistricted
      2020
      Maxine WatersDEM
      D+43.4
      2018
      Maxine WatersDEM
      D+55.3
      2016
      Maxine WatersDEM
      D+52.2
      2014
      Maxine WatersDEM
      D+41.9
      2012
      Maxine WatersDEM
      D+100.0
      Redistricted
      2010
      Joe BacaDEM
      D+31.0
      2008
      Joe BacaDEM
      D+38.3
      2006
      Joe BacaDEM
      D+29.0
      2004
      Joe BacaDEM
      D+32.7
      2002
      Joe BacaDEM
      D+35.9
      Redistricted
      2000
      Ken CalvertREP
      R+73.7
      1998
      Ken CalvertREP
      R+17.9
      1996
      Ken CalvertREP
      R+16.8
      View all US House history for California →

      Candidates

      Clair W BurgenerREP
      Record4W-0L
      Avg MarginR+42.5
      Career1970-1980
      US House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      Tom MetzgerDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in California, 1980

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →
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