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1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 49

California State Assembly · California

Gwen Moore (D) won with 85.3% of the vote, defeating Kevin Dye (Lib) by 70.7 points.

Gwen MooreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.3%69,734
Kevin DyeLibertarian
14.7%11,970
81,704 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

EvenR+27.71972D+48.21974D+41.01978D+55.51982D+52.01984D+58.01986

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