1980Final results
1980 election for California Senate District 11
California State Senate · California
Alfred E. Alquist (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Arey (R) by 27.6 points.
Alfred E. AlquistDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%133,506
Richard W. AreyRepublican
33.1%72,805
John R. ReddingLibertarian
6.1%13,393
219,704 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