1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 72
California State Assembly · California
Richard Robinson (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Raoul Silva (R) by 31.1 points.
Richard RobinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%50,348
Raoul SilvaRepublican
34.5%26,486
76,834 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