1980Final results
1980 election for California Senate District 23
California State Senate · California
David Roberti (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Norman Aaron White (R) by 31.4 points.
David RobertiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%92,514
Norman Aaron WhiteRepublican
31.3%46,162
Zack RichardsonLibertarian
4.3%6,280
Kevin ScanlonIndependent
1.7%2,507
147,463 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
The candidates
David Roberti (D)Norman Aaron White (R)
Also on the ballot: Zack Richardson (Libertarian), 4.3%; Kevin Scanlon (Independent), 1.7%