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1980Final results

1980 election for California Senate District 25

California State Senate · California

H. L. Richardson (R) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Toby Boothroyd (D) by 53.9 points.

H. L. RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.9%146,675
21.0%41,137
Bruce A. StallerLibertarian
4.0%7,900
195,712 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+30.61976R+53.91980R+33.31984R+32.21988D+58.01992D+64.01996

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

The candidates

H. L. Richardson (R)Toby Boothroyd (D)

Also on the ballot: Bruce A. Staller (Libertarian), 4.0%