1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 71
California State Assembly · California
Chester B. Wray (D) won with 48.3% of the vote, defeating Doris Allen (R) by 0.5 points.
Chester B. WrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.3%47,056
Doris AllenRepublican
47.8%46,559
Devon ShowleyLibertarian
3.9%3,773
97,388 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