1980Final results
1980 election for California Senate District 13
California State Senate · California
John Garamendi (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating William V. D. Johnson (R) by 31.5 points.
John GaramendiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%160,490
William V. D. JohnsonRepublican
34.2%83,520
244,010 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