1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 38
California State Assembly · California
Marian W. Lafollette (R) won with 47.8% of the vote, defeating Steven Charles Afriat (D) by 1.0 points.
Marian W. LafolletteRepublican · winner
47.8%64,291
Steven Charles AfriatDemocrat
46.8%63,001
Ernie TannerLibertarian
5.3%7,188
134,480 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