1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 65
California State Assembly · California
Jim Cramer (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Charles Bader (R) by 1.9 points.
Jim CramerDemocrat · winner
48.7%43,909
Charles BaderRepublican
46.8%42,195
David J. EloffLibertarian
4.6%4,123
90,227 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