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1980Final results

1980 election for California Senate District 19

California State Senate · California

Ed Davis (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Rosemary Woodlock (D) by 23.1 points.

Ed DavisRepublican · winner
59.3%153,650
36.2%93,833
Carl L. StifflerLibertarian
4.6%11,804
259,287 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

EvenR+0.41976R+23.11980R+49.01984R+47.21988R+14.41992R+24.51996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Ed Davis (R)Rosemary Woodlock (D)

Also on the ballot: Carl L. Stiffler (Libertarian), 4.6%