1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 61
California State Assembly · California
Richard Mountjoy (R) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Jo Smith (D) by 50.3 points.
Richard MountjoyRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.3%67,645
Jo SmithDemocrat
23.0%21,225
Pearl M. ScanlonIndependent
3.7%3,438
92,308 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