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1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 21

California State Assembly · California

Byron Sher (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Greg Morris (R) by 22.9 points.

Byron SherDemocrat · winner
57.8%57,903
Greg MorrisRepublican
34.9%34,976
Chuck OlsonLibertarian
7.3%7,339
100,218 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+34.91974D+36.61976D+7.61978D+22.91980D+40.81982D+37.41984

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