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1980 California U.S. House District 43 Election

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Who won the 1980 California U.S. House District 43 Election?

Clair W. Burgener won the 1980 California U.S. House District 43 Election. Clair W. Burgener received 298,815 popular votes (86.57%). The main challenger was Tom Metzger (13.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Burgener and Metzger

Burgener +73.1 pts · won by 252,454 votes
Clair W. BurgenerRepublicanWINNER86.57%
298,815 votes
Tom MetzgerDemocratic13.43%
46,361 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.