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1980 California U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 15 Election?

Tony Coelho won the 1980 California U.S. House District 15 Election. Tony Coelho received 108,072 popular votes (71.81%). The main challenger was Ron Schwartz (25.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Coelho and Schwartz

Coelho +46.6 pts · won by 70,177 votes
Tony CoelhoDemocraticWINNER71.81%
108,072 votes
Ron SchwartzRepublican25.18%
37,895 votes
Michael L. PullenLibertarian3.01%
4,524 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.