1980 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Charles Chip Pashayan Jr. won the 1980 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Charles Chip Pashayan Jr. received 129,159 popular votes (70.6%). The main challenger was Willard H. Bill Johnson (29.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Johnson

Jr. +41.2 pts · won by 75,379 votes

Charles Chip Pashayan Jr.RepublicanWINNER70.6%

129,159 votes

Willard H. Bill Johnson Democratic29.4%

53,780 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.