1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 37
California State Assembly · California
Cathie Wright (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Arline Mathews (D) by 23.2 points.
Cathie WrightRepublican · winner
57.3%66,934
Arline MathewsDemocrat
34.1%39,838
Daniel Paul WienerLibertarian
8.6%10,028
116,800 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