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1980 California U.S. House District 31 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 31 Election?

Mervyn M. Dymally won the 1980 California U.S. House District 31 Election. Mervyn M. Dymally received 69,146 popular votes (64.41%). The main challenger was Don Grimshaw (35.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Dymally and Grimshaw

Dymally +28.8 pts · won by 30,943 votes
Mervyn M. DymallyDemocraticWINNER64.41%
69,146 votes
Don GrimshawRepublican35.59%
38,203 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.