1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 19
California State Assembly · California
Louis J. Papan (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating James J. Tucker (R) by 7.7 points.
Louis J. PapanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%45,376
James J. TuckerRepublican
42.9%38,485
Gwendolyn BabaLibertarian
6.5%5,788
89,649 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET