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1980 California U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 36 Election?

George E. Brown Jr. won the 1980 California U.S. House District 36 Election. George E. Brown Jr. received 88,628 popular votes (52.54%). The main challenger was John Paul Stark (43.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Stark

Jr. +9.1 pts · won by 15,381 votes
George E. Brown Jr.DemocraticWINNER52.54%
88,628 votes
John Paul StarkRepublican43.42%
73,247 votes
Harry J. HistenLibertarian4.04%
6,815 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.