1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 70
California State Assembly · California
John R. Lewis (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Kevin Orourke (D) by 37.3 points.
John R. LewisRepublican · winner
60.3%79,563
Kevin OrourkeDemocrat
23.0%30,319
Roberta RinehartLibertarian
16.8%22,160
132,042 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