1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 60
California State Assembly · California
Sally Tanner (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Henry A. Velasco (R) by 39.2 points.
Sally TannerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%34,542
Henry A. VelascoRepublican
27.9%14,358
David ArgallLibertarian
2.9%1,508
Myron L. GuarnettIndependent
2.2%1,135
51,543 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
The candidates
Sally Tanner (D)Henry A. Velasco (R)
Also on the ballot: David Argall (Libertarian), 2.9%; Myron L. Guarnett (Independent), 2.2%