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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 80

California State Assembly · California

Steve Peace (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Steve Baldwin (R) by 19.7 points.

Steve PeaceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%49,803
Steve BaldwinRepublican
39.1%33,088
Randy MyrsethLibertarian
2.1%1,792
84,683 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+25.51980D+5.51982D+30.31986D+19.71988D+22.81990D+0.71992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Steve Peace (D)Steve Baldwin (R)

Also on the ballot: Randy Myrseth (Libertarian), 2.1%