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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 80

California State Assembly · California

Wadie P. Deddeh (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Lynn Pankhurst (R) by 48.2 points.

Wadie P. DeddehDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%64,733
Lynn PankhurstRepublican
25.9%22,606
87,339 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+41.61972D+44.51974D+48.21976D+41.21978D+25.51980D+5.51982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET