1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 26
California State Assembly · California
Patrick Johnston (D) won with 47.9% of the vote, defeating Adrian C. Fondse (R) by 0.0 points.
Patrick JohnstonDemocrat · winner
47.9%42,616
Adrian C. FondseRepublican
47.9%42,581
J. Martin BrewsterLibertarian
4.2%3,751
88,948 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