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1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 20

California State Assembly · California

Robert W. Naylor (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Gil Tovar (D) by 46.2 points.

Robert W. NaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.1%74,656
Gil TovarDemocrat
24.0%25,505
5.9%6,305
106,466 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

EvenR+28.01974R+38.81976R+4.81978R+46.21980R+34.01982R+39.51984

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