1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 47
California State Assembly · California
Teresa Hughes (D) won with 85.5% of the vote, defeating Marvin L. Thompson Jr. (R) by 71.0 points.
Teresa HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.5%37,071
Marvin L. Thompson Jr.Republican
14.5%6,299
43,370 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