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1980 California U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 21 Election?

Bobbi Fiedler won the 1980 California U.S. House District 21 Election. Bobbi Fiedler received 74,674 popular votes (48.68%). The main challenger was James C. Corman (48.17%).

See the full head-to-head between Fiedler and Corman

Fiedler +0.5 pts · won by 776 votes
Bobbi FiedlerRepublicanWINNER48.68%
74,674 votes
James C. CormanDemocratic48.17%
73,898 votes
George J. LehmannLibertarian1.82%
2,790 votes
Jan B. Tuckerpeace and freedom1.33%
2,038 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.