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1980 California U.S. House District 38 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 38 Election?

Jerry M. Patterson won the 1980 California U.S. House District 38 Election. Jerry M. Patterson received 91,880 popular votes (55.54%). The main challenger was Art Jacobson (40.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Patterson and Jacobson

Patterson +15.5 pts · won by 25,624 votes
Jerry M. PattersonDemocraticWINNER55.54%
91,880 votes
Art JacobsonRepublican40.05%
66,256 votes
Charles E. Chuck HeiserLibertarian4.41%
7,301 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.