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1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 62

California State Assembly · California

William H. Lancaster (R) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Gary G. Miller (D) by 43.1 points.

William H. LancasterRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.5%72,862
28.5%28,998
101,860 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

EvenR+19.31974R+7.61976R+6.21978R+43.11980R+38.01982R+44.01984

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