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1980Final results

1980 election for California Assembly District 69

California State Assembly · California

Ross Johnson (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Christian F. Thierbach (D) by 36.5 points.

Ross JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%69,244
31.7%32,204
101,448 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+8.11974R+25.51976R+9.71978R+36.51980R+30.01982R+42.01984

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