1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 59
California State Assembly · California
Matthew Martínez (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Houston A. Myers (Ind) by 54.9 points.
Matthew MartínezDemocrat · winner
72.6%47,841
Houston A. MyersIndependent
17.7%11,666
Carl M. SwinneyLibertarian
9.7%6,374
65,881 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