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1980 California U.S. House District 24 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 24 Election?

Henry A. Waxman won the 1980 California U.S. House District 24 Election. Henry A. Waxman received 93,569 popular votes (63.77%). The main challenger was Roland Cayard (27.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Waxman and Cayard

Waxman +36.7 pts · won by 53,825 votes
Henry A. WaxmanDemocraticWINNER63.77%
93,569 votes
Roland CayardRepublican27.09%
39,744 votes
Maggie Feiginpeace and freedom4.02%
5,905 votes
Robert E. LehmanLibertarian3.52%
5,172 votes
Jack SmilowitzIndependent1.6%
2,341 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.