1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 56
California State Assembly · California
Art Torres (D) won with 81.4% of the vote, defeating J. Raul Blacksten (R) by 68.3 points.
Art TorresDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.4%24,848
J. Raul BlackstenRepublican
13.2%4,017
Sandra J. NelsonLibertarian
5.4%1,644
30,509 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