1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 51
California State Assembly · California
Marilyn Ryan (R) won with 75.8% of the vote, defeating Mark Wirth (D) by 57.4 points.
Marilyn RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.8%82,876
Mark WirthDemocrat
18.4%20,139
Thomas J. CroweLibertarian
5.8%6,340
109,355 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