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1980 California U.S. House District 28 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 28 Election?

Julian C. Dixon won the 1980 California U.S. House District 28 Election. Julian C. Dixon received 108,725 popular votes (79.19%). The main challenger was Robert Reid (16.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Dixon and Reid

Dixon +62.3 pts · won by 85,546 votes
Julian C. DixonDemocraticWINNER79.19%
108,725 votes
Robert ReidRepublican16.88%
23,179 votes
Ernst F. GhermannLibertarian3.93%
5,400 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.