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1980 United States Senate election in California

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FieldValue
election_name1980 United States Senate election in California
countryCalifornia
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1974 United States Senate election in California
previous_year1974
next_election1986 United States Senate election in California
next_year1986
election_date
image1AlanCranston.jpg
nominee1**Alan Cranston**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1**4,705,399**
percentage1**56.51%**
image2Paul Gann 1955 Edit.jpg
nominee2Paul Gann
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote23,093,426
percentage237.15%
map_image1980 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg
map_size300px
map_captionCounty results
**Cranston:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionAlan Cranston
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionAlan Cranston
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Cranston:

Gann:
The 1980 United States Senate election in California took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Alan Cranston easily won re-election to a third term, even as the state's former Republican governor, Ronald Reagan, won a landslide victory in the concurrent presidential election, and a target of the National Conservative Political Action Committee.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 3, 1980.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Alan Cranston, incumbent United States Senator
  • Richard Morgan
  • David Rees
  • Frank L. Thomas

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Paul Gann, political activist
  • Rayburn Hanzlik, former Nixon and Ford staffer
  • Brian Hyndman
  • John G. Schmitz, State Senator and American Independent Party candidate for President in 1972
  • Philip Schwartz
  • Sam Yorty, former Mayor of Los Angeles, and Democratic nominee in 1954
  • James A. Ware, nominee for Controller in 1978

Results

Results

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References

References

  1. (2005). "Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc". CQ Press.
  2. "Our Campaigns - CA US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1980".
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