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1980 California U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 26 Election?

John H. Rousselot won the 1980 California U.S. House District 26 Election. John H. Rousselot received 116,715 popular votes (70.95%). The main challenger was Joseph Louis Lisoni (24.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Rousselot and Lisoni

Rousselot +46.6 pts · won by 76,616 votes
John H. RousselotRepublicanWINNER70.95%
116,715 votes
Joseph Louis LisoniDemocratic24.37%
40,099 votes
William J. WagenerLibertarian4.68%
7,700 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.