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  CA District 11 - Special Election
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > California > CA - District 11
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1979 - 12:00pm
Polls Open March 06, 1979 - 06:00am
Polls Close March 06, 1979 - 11:00pm
Term Start April 04, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1981 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH April 14, 2021 07:43pm
Data SourcesUnited States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
DescriptionSpecial election to fill the seat of deceased Representative Ryan.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1978
NameLeo J. Ryan Votes92,882 (60.52%)
Term01/03/1979 - 01/03/1979 Margin38,261 (+24.93%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name G. W. "Joe" Holsinger Bill Royer Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff Wilson G. Branch George R. Corey Jacqueline "Jackie" Speier Les Kelting
PartyDemocratic Republican American Independent Peace & Freedom Democratic Democratic Republican
Votes20,908 (24.27%) 19,592 (22.75%) 372 (0.43%) 310 (0.36%) 15,470 (17.96%) 13,744 (15.96%) 6,578 (7.64%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,316 (-1.53%) -20,536 (-23.84%) -20,598 (-23.91%) -5,438 (-6.31%) -7,164 (-8.32%) -14,330 (-16.64%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. [L]
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Bruce B. Makar Curtiss Landers Roger B. Canfield Charles T. Plough (W) Frank DeSio (W) Nancy Jewel Cross
PartyRepublican Democratic Republican Democratic Independent Independent
Votes6,012 (6.98%) 1,475 (1.71%) 934 (1.08%) 731 (0.85%) 6 (0.01%) 4 (0.01%)
Margin-14,896 (-17.29%) -19,433 (-22.56%) -19,974 (-23.19%) -20,177 (-23.42%) -20,902 (-24.27%) -20,904 (-24.27%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 07, 1979 08:00pm News Upset Scored by Holsinger [CA-11]  Article BrentinCO 

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