1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 3
California State Assembly · California
Wally Herger (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating George B. Garcia (D) by 14.4 points.
Wally HergerRepublican · winner
53.9%75,547
George B. GarciaDemocrat
39.5%55,339
Ed MartiniLibertarian
6.7%9,368
140,254 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