1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 55
California State Assembly · California
Richard Alatorre (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Dale Reed (R) by 38.7 points.
Richard AlatorreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%33,819
Dale ReedRepublican
28.7%14,400
Waheed R. BoctorLibertarian
3.9%1,979
50,198 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