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1980 California U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 10 Election?

Don Edwards won the 1980 California U.S. House District 10 Election. Don Edwards received 102,231 popular votes (62.13%). The main challenger was John M. Lutton (27.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Edwards and Lutton

Edwards +34.2 pts · won by 56,244 votes
Don EdwardsDemocraticWINNER62.13%
102,231 votes
John M. LuttonRepublican27.95%
45,987 votes
Joseph FuhrigLibertarian7.23%
11,904 votes
Edmon V. KaiserIndependent2.69%
4,421 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.