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1980 California U.S. House District 40 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 40 Election?

Robert E. Badham won the 1980 California U.S. House District 40 Election. Robert E. Badham received 213,999 popular votes (70.16%). The main challenger was Michael F. Dow (21.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Badham and Dow

Badham +48.3 pts · won by 147,487 votes
Robert E. BadhamRepublicanWINNER70.16%
213,999 votes
Michael F. DowDemocratic21.81%
66,512 votes
Dan MahaffeyLibertarian8.03%
24,486 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.