1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 48
California State Assembly · California
Maxine Waters (D) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating Yva Hallburn (R) by 65.8 points.
Maxine WatersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.9%39,660
Yva HallburnRepublican
17.1%8,194
47,854 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