1980Final results
1980 election for California Senate District 35
California State Senate · California
John V. Briggs (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Louis D. Velasquez (D) by 31.3 points.
John V. BriggsRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%153,265
Louis D. VelasquezDemocrat
31.3%76,653
James N. GroverLibertarian
4.5%10,989
Frank BoeheimPeace and Freedom
1.6%4,004
244,911 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
John V. Briggs (R)Louis D. Velasquez (D)
Also on the ballot: James N. Grover (Libertarian), 4.5%; Frank Boeheim (Peace and Freedom), 1.6%