1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 18

Name: 1980 election for California Assembly District 18
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: California

California State Assembly · California

Leo T. McCarthy (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Tom Gede (R) by 52.4 points.

Leo T. McCarthyDemocrat · winner · incumbent

74.1%63,872

Tom GedeRepublican

21.7%18,733

4.1%3,542

86,147 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

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

Also on the ballot: Mark Pickens (Libertarian), 4.1%