1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for California Senate District 7
California State Senate · California
Daniel E. Boatwright (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating J. J. Jarboe (R) by 34.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Daniel E. BoatwrightDemocrat · winner
62.5%150,014
J. J. JarboeRepublican
28.2%67,769
Frank A. WhiteLibertarian
5.1%12,214
Joe GarnerIndependent
4.1%9,927
239,924 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
Daniel E. Boatwright (D)J. J. Jarboe (R)Frank A. White (L)
Also on the ballot: Joe Garner (Independent), 4.1%