1980Final results
1980 election for California Senate District 1
California State Senate · California
Ray Johnson (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Don W. Huggins (D) by 43.1 points.
Ray JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%190,897
Don W. HugginsDemocrat
25.5%71,041
Steve SparlingLibertarian
5.8%16,259
278,197 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