1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 57
California State Assembly · California
Dave Elder (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating J. Paul Robinson (R) by 27.0 points.
Dave ElderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%41,417
J. Paul RobinsonRepublican
36.5%23,782
65,199 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