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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 80

California State Assembly · California

Jim Battin (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Joey Acuna Jr. (D) by 14.6 points.

Jim BattinRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%52,823
40.8%38,892
3.7%3,504
95,219 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+0.71992R+12.71994R+15.91996R+14.61998R+8.22000R+3.62002

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

The candidates

Jim Battin (R)Joey Acuna Jr. (D)

Also on the ballot: Susan Marie Weber (Libertarian), 3.7%