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1980 California U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 7 Election?

George Miller won the 1980 California U.S. House District 7 Election. George Miller received 142,044 popular votes (63.28%). The main challenger was Giles St. Clair (31.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Miller and Clair

Miller +31.9 pts · won by 71,565 votes
George MillerDemocraticWINNER63.28%
142,044 votes
Giles St. ClairRepublican31.4%
70,479 votes
Steve SnowLibertarian3.08%
6,923 votes
Thomas J. ThompsonIndependent2.24%
5,023 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.