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1980 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

Robert T. Matsui won the 1980 California U.S. House District 3 Election. Robert T. Matsui received 170,670 popular votes (70.56%). The main challenger was Joseph Murphy (26.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Matsui and Murphy

Matsui +44.0 pts · won by 106,455 votes
Robert T. MatsuiDemocraticWINNER70.56%
170,670 votes
Joseph MurphyRepublican26.55%
64,215 votes
Bruce A. DanielLibertarian2.89%
6,980 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.