1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for California's 1st District
U.S. House · California
Eugene A. Chappie (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Harold T. Johnson (D) by 13.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Eugene A. ChappieRepublican · winner
53.7%145,098
Harold T. JohnsonDemocrat
39.9%107,682
Jim McClarinLibertarian
6.4%17,419
270,199 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Harold T. JohnsonEugene A. Chappie
$307.1K
Raised by the campaign
$383.3K
$298.8K
Spent by the campaign
$375.7K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980