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1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 22

California State Assembly · California

Ernest L. Konnyu (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Cole Bridges (D) by 16.9 points.

Ernest L. KonnyuRepublican · winner
55.5%64,753
Cole BridgesDemocrat
38.6%45,054
5.9%6,826
116,633 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+24.21972R+31.41974R+9.51978R+16.91980R+22.61982R+27.71984

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