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1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 58

California State Assembly · California

Dennis Brown (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating John Allen (D) by 15.2 points.

Dennis BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%56,405
John AllenDemocrat
42.4%41,558
97,963 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

EvenD+8.71974D+17.61976R+8.01978R+15.21980R+30.21982R+34.61984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET