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1980 California U.S. House District 29 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 29 Election?

Augustus F. Gus Hawkins won the 1980 California U.S. House District 29 Election. Augustus F. Gus Hawkins received 80,095 popular votes (86.12%). The main challenger was Michael Arthur Hirt (11.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Hawkins and Hirt

Hawkins +75.1 pts · won by 69,813 votes
Augustus F. Gus HawkinsDemocraticWINNER86.12%
80,095 votes
Michael Arthur HirtRepublican11.06%
10,282 votes
Earl SmithLibertarian2.82%
2,622 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.