1980Final results
1980 election for California Senate District 5
California State Senate · California
Milton Marks (R) won with 85.4% of the vote, defeating Eric Garris (Lib) by 70.8 points.
Milton MarksRepublican · winner · incumbent
85.4%123,909
Eric GarrisLibertarian
14.6%21,162
145,071 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