1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 80
California State Assembly · California
Wadie P. Deddeh (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Norm Ross (R) by 44.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Wadie P. DeddehDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%42,855
Norm RossRepublican
25.4%15,547
George A. BomherIndependent
4.7%2,903
61,305 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET