1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 43
California State Assembly · California
Howard L. Berman (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Bates (R) by 31.2 points.
Howard L. BermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%74,710
Robert W. BatesRepublican
32.0%37,848
Bruce LagasseLibertarian
4.8%5,668
118,226 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