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1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for California Assembly District 15

California State Assembly · California

Gilbert R. Marguth Jr. (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating S. Floyd Mori (D) by 10.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Gilbert R. Marguth Jr.Republican · winner
55.3%55,855
S. Floyd MoriDemocrat · incumbent
44.7%45,103
100,958 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+17.81974D+52.51976D+31.71978R+10.61980R+31.81982R+42.11984

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