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1980 California U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 8 Election?

Ronald V. Dellums won the 1980 California U.S. House District 8 Election. Ronald V. Dellums received 108,380 popular votes (55.46%). The main challenger was Charles V. Hughes (39.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Dellums and Hughes

Dellums +16.3 pts · won by 31,800 votes
Ronald V. DellumsDemocraticWINNER55.46%
108,380 votes
Charles V. HughesRepublican39.19%
76,580 votes
Tod MikuriyaLibertarian5.35%
10,465 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.