1980 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election

1980 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections

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 2 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

Fourth District

1980 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 4

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

Candidate		Votes	%
Deane Dana		270,758	52.81
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (incumbent)		241,860	47.18
Total votes		512,618	100.00

Fifth District

1980 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 5

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

Candidate		Votes	%
Michael D. Antonovich		306,545	55.21
Baxter Ward (incumbent)		250,211	44.76
Total votes		556,756	100.00

External links

• Los Angeles County Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk