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1980 California U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 20 Election?

Barry Goldwater Jr. won the 1980 California U.S. House District 20 Election. Barry Goldwater Jr. received 199,674 popular votes (78.83%). The main challenger was Matt Miller (16.99%).

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

Jr. +61.8 pts · won by 156,650 votes
Barry Goldwater Jr.RepublicanWINNER78.83%
199,674 votes
Matt MillerDemocratic16.99%
43,024 votes
Christopher R. DarwinLibertarian4.19%
10,605 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.