1980Final results
1980 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Pete Chacon (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Rita Bailey (R) by 24.2 points.
Pete ChaconDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%42,884
Rita BaileyRepublican
37.9%26,169
69,053 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