1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 36
California State Assembly · California
Charles R. Imbrecht (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Ira Laufer (D) by 39.7 points.
Charles R. ImbrechtRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%76,148
Ira LauferDemocrat
28.3%31,738
F. Freeland ChewLibertarian
3.6%4,079
111,965 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