1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 42
California State Assembly · California
William H. Ivers (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Robert S. Henry (D) by 8.6 points.
William H. IversRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%53,385
Robert S. HenryDemocrat
43.7%44,615
Mark W. StrobergLibertarian
4.0%4,127
102,127 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