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1980 California U.S. House District 42 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 42 Election?

Duncan L. Hunter won the 1980 California U.S. House District 42 Election. Duncan L. Hunter received 79,713 popular votes (53.27%). The main challenger was Lionel Van Deerlin (46.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Hunter and Deerlin

Hunter +6.5 pts · won by 9,777 votes
Duncan L. HunterRepublicanWINNER53.27%
79,713 votes
Lionel Van DeerlinDemocratic46.73%
69,936 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.