1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 5
California State Assembly · California
Jean Moorhead (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Ted Sheedy (D) by 18.6 points.
Jean MoorheadRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%75,998
Ted SheedyDemocrat
40.7%52,121
128,119 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