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1980 California U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 19 Election?

Robert J. Bob Lagomarsino won the 1980 California U.S. House District 19 Election. Robert J. Bob Lagomarsino received 162,849 popular votes (77.69%). The main challenger was Carmen Lodise (17.65%).

See the full head-to-head between Lagomarsino and Lodise

Lagomarsino +60.0 pts · won by 125,859 votes
Robert J. Bob LagomarsinoRepublicanWINNER77.69%
162,849 votes
Carmen LodiseDemocratic17.65%
36,990 votes
Jim TrotterLibertarian4.66%
9,764 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.