1980 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election

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1980 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections

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3 of the 5 seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 1 4
Seats won 2 0
Seats after 3 2
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2

The 1980 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election was held on November 4, 1980, coinciding with the 1980 United States presidential election. Two of the five seats (for the Fourth and Fifth Districts) of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors was contested in this election.

Results[edit]

Fourth District[edit]

1980 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 4

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Candidate Deane Dana Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Popular vote 270,758 241,860
Percentage 52.81% 47.18%

Supervisor before election

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

Supervisor

Deane Dana

4th District supervisorial election, 1980[1]
Candidate Votes %
Deane Dana 270,758 52.81
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (incumbent) 241,860 47.18
Total votes 512,618 100.00

Fifth District[edit]

1980 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 5

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Candidate Michael D. Antonovich Baxter Ward
Popular vote 306,545 250,211
Percentage 55.21% 44.76%

Supervisor before election

Baxter Ward

Supervisor

Michael D. Antonovich

5th District supervisorial election, 1980[2]
Candidate Votes %
Michael D. Antonovich 306,545 55.21
Baxter Ward (incumbent) 250,211 44.76
Total votes 556,756 100.00

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Official Election Returns - November 4, 1980 General Election" (PDF). Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. County of Los Angeles. 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Official Election Returns - November 4, 1980 General Election" (PDF). Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. County of Los Angeles. 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

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