1980Final results
1980 election for California Senate District 27
California State Senate · California
Robert G. Beverly (R) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Dave Buckland (D) by 50.6 points.
Robert G. BeverlyRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.7%132,253
Dave BucklandDemocrat
21.1%38,879
Stanley G. HowardLibertarian
7.2%13,376
184,508 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