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1980 California U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 11 Election?

Tom Lantos won the 1980 California U.S. House District 11 Election. Tom Lantos received 85,823 popular votes (46.39%). The main challenger was Bill Royer (43.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Lantos and Royer

Lantos +3.1 pts · won by 5,723 votes
Tom LantosDemocraticWINNER46.39%
85,823 votes
Bill RoyerRepublican43.29%
80,100 votes
Wilson Branchpeace and freedom7.42%
13,723 votes
William S. Wade Jr.Libertarian2.06%
3,816 votes
Nicholas Waeil KudrovzeffIndependent0.84%
1,550 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.