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1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 68

California State Assembly · California

Walter M. Ingalls (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Sharon Kingjeffers (R) by 24.1 points.

Walter M. IngallsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%63,150
35.8%37,744
Darlene BrinksLibertarian
4.4%4,618
105,512 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+36.71974D+23.11976D+12.51978D+24.11980D+7.51982D+5.01984

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

The candidates