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1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 4

California State Assembly · California

Thomas M. Hannigan (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating William J. Cecil (R) by 33.3 points.

Thomas M. HanniganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%76,013
29.8%35,894
Clint D. BolickLibertarian
7.1%8,594
120,501 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

EvenD+5.21974D+47.41976D+24.81978D+33.31980D+37.91982D+42.41984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET