1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 California State Senate election results, district by district
Every California State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 15
Races20
Changed party4
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 9 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Ray Johnson (R) | 43.1 | |
| SD-3 | John Doolittle (R) | 3.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-5 | Milton Marks (R) | 70.8 | |
| SD-7 | Daniel E. Boatwright (D) | 34.3 | Flipped |
| SD-9 | Nicholas C. Petris (D) | 38.3 | |
| SD-11 | Alfred E. Alquist (D) | 27.6 | |
| SD-13 | John Garamendi (D) | 31.5 | |
| SD-15 | Rose Ann Vuich (D) | 44.5 | |
| SD-17 | Henry J. Mello (D) | 0.3 | Flipped |
| SD-19 | Ed Davis (R) | 23.1 | |
| SD-21 | Newton R. Russell (R) | 49.0 | |
| SD-23 | David Roberti (D) | 31.4 | |
| SD-25 | H. L. Richardson (R) | 53.9 | |
| SD-27 | Robert G. Beverly (R) | 50.6 | |
| SD-29 | Bill Greene (D) | 68.7 | |
| SD-31 | Ollie Speraw (R) | 9.2 | |
| SD-33 | William Campbell (R) | 45.7 | |
| SD-35 | John V. Briggs (R) | 31.3 | |
| SD-37 | Paul B. Carpenter (D) | 20.9 | |
| SD-39 | Jim Ellis (R) | 26.7 | Flipped |
California State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner