1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 80
California State Assembly · California
Jim Battin (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Steve Clute (D) by 15.9 points.
Jim BattinRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%61,864
Steve CluteDemocrat
40.8%44,480
John BorchertNatural Law
2.5%2,745
109,089 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET