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1980 California U.S. House District 22 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 22 Election?

Carlos J. Moorhead won the 1980 California U.S. House District 22 Election. Carlos J. Moorhead received 115,241 popular votes (63.87%). The main challenger was Pierce O'Donnell (31.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Moorhead and O'Donnell

Moorhead +32.0 pts · won by 57,764 votes
Carlos J. MoorheadRepublicanWINNER63.87%
115,241 votes
Pierce O'DonnellDemocratic31.86%
57,477 votes
William V. SuselLibertarian4.27%
7,705 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.