1980 United States Senate election in California
Nominee
Alan Cranston
Paul Gann
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
4,705,399
3,093,426
Percentage
56.5%
37.2%
County results Cranston: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Gann: 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election
Alan Cranston
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
Alan Cranston
Democratic
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 , claimed a landslide victory in the 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
James A. Ware, nominee for Controller in 1978
Results [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1980 United States Senate elections
References [ ]
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