1980Final results
1980 election for California Senate District 31
California State Senate · California
Ollie Speraw (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Fronke (D) by 9.2 points.
Ollie SperawRepublican · winner
54.6%90,196
Robert E. FronkeDemocrat
45.4%75,026
165,222 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