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1980 California U.S. House District 30 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 30 Election?

George E. Danielson won the 1980 California U.S. House District 30 Election. George E. Danielson received 74,119 popular votes (72.15%). The main challenger was J. Arthur Art Platten (23.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Danielson and Platten

Danielson +48.7 pts · won by 49,983 votes
George E. DanielsonDemocraticWINNER72.15%
74,119 votes
J. Arthur Art PlattenRepublican23.49%
24,136 votes
Bruce M. HobbsLibertarian4.36%
4,480 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.