1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for California Assembly District 53
California State Assembly · California
Richard E. Floyd (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Paul T. Bannai (R) by 10.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard E. FloydDemocrat · winner
53.3%35,093
Paul T. BannaiRepublican · incumbent
43.0%28,321
Salvatore Joseph CassanoLibertarian
3.7%2,407
65,821 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
The candidates
Richard E. Floyd (D)Paul T. Bannai (R)
Also on the ballot: Salvatore Joseph Cassano (Libertarian), 3.7%