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1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 63

California State Assembly · California

Bruce Young (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Sally Brandes (R) by 39.9 points.

Bruce YoungDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%56,636
Sally BrandesRepublican
28.9%23,786
Jerry D. LeafLibertarian
2.4%1,996
82,418 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+45.01972R+3.71974D+8.41976D+39.91980R+10.61984R+17.01986

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

The candidates

Bruce Young (D)Sally Brandes (R)

Also on the ballot: Jerry D. Leaf (Libertarian), 2.4%