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1980 California U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 23 Election?

Anthony C. Beilenson won the 1980 California U.S. House District 23 Election. Anthony C. Beilenson received 126,020 popular votes (63.2%). The main challenger was Robert Winckler (31.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Beilenson and Winckler

Beilenson +31.7 pts · won by 63,278 votes
Anthony C. BeilensonDemocraticWINNER63.2%
126,020 votes
Robert WincklerRepublican31.47%
62,742 votes
Jeffrey P. LiebLibertarian5.33%
10,623 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.