1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 27
California State Assembly · California
John E. Thurman (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Chris Patterakis (R) by 25.0 points.
John E. ThurmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%56,043
Chris PatterakisRepublican
35.9%33,019
Stephen L. GerringerLibertarian
3.1%2,874
91,936 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