1980Final results
1980 election for California Senate District 37
California State Senate · California
Paul B. Carpenter (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Dewey Leroy Wiles (R) by 20.9 points.
Paul B. CarpenterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%104,374
Dewey Leroy WilesRepublican
39.6%68,315
172,689 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