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1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 24

California State Assembly · California

Dominic L. Cortese (D) won with 48.2% of the vote, defeating Larry Pegram (R) by 1.2 points.

Dominic L. CorteseDemocrat · winner
48.2%58,626
Larry PegramRepublican
47.1%57,217
Dante DeamicisLibertarian
4.7%5,762
121,605 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+18.01974D+23.41976D+32.81978D+1.21980D+31.51982D+26.71984

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

The candidates

Dominic L. Cortese (D)Larry Pegram (R)

Also on the ballot: Dante Deamicis (Libertarian), 4.7%