1982 House elections · California districts

California U.S. House election results 1982

Results in all of California's congressional districts in 1982 (Democratic 28, Republican 17): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 28
Republican 17

District 1

District history

Douglas H. Bosco DEM +2.6 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Douglas H. Bosco Won	DEM	107,749	49.85%
Donald H. Clausen	REP	102,043	47.21%
David Redick	LIB	6,374	2.95%
Total		216,166

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District 2

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Eugene A. Chappie REP +17.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eugene A. Chappie Won	REP	116,172	57.91%
John Newmeyer	DEM	81,314	40.53%
Howard Fegarsky	PAF	3,126	1.56%
Total		200,612

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District 3

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Robert T. Matsui DEM +82.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert T. Matsui Won	DEM	194,680	89.63%
Bruce A. Daniel	LIB	16,222	7.47%
John C. Reiger	PAF	6,294	2.90%
Total		217,196

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District 4

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Vic Fazio DEM +27.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vic Fazio Won	DEM	118,476	63.86%
Roger B. Canfield	REP	67,047	36.14%
Total		185,523

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District 5

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Phillip Burton DEM +17.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Phillip Burton Won	DEM	103,268	57.92%
Milton Marks	REP	72,139	40.46%
Justin Raimondo	LIB	2,904	1.63%
Total		178,311

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District 6

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Barbara Boxer DEM +7.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barbara Boxer Won	DEM	96,379	52.36%
Dennis McQuaid	REP	82,128	44.62%
Howard C. Creighton	LIB	3,191	1.73%
Timothy-Allen Albertson	PAF	2,366	1.29%
Total		184,064

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District 7

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George Miller DEM +37.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Miller Won	DEM	126,952	67.22%
Paul E. Vallely	REP	56,960	30.16%
Rich Newell	LIB	2,752	1.46%
Terry L. Wells	AIP	2,205	1.17%
Total		188,869

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District 8

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Ronald V. Dellums DEM +11.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ronald V. Dellums Won	DEM	121,537	55.95%
Claude B. Hutchison	REP	95,694	44.05%
Total		217,231

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District 9

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Fortney H. Stark DEM +21.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Fortney H. Stark Won	DEM	104,393	60.66%
William J. Kennedy	REP	67,702	39.34%
Total		172,095

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District 10

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Don Edwards DEM +29.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Don Edwards Won	DEM	77,263	62.67%
Bob Herriott	REP	41,506	33.67%
Dale Burrow	LIB	2,403	1.95%
Edmon V. Kaiser	AIP	2,109	1.71%
Total		123,281

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District 11

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Tom Lantos DEM +17.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Lantos Won	DEM	109,812	57.08%
William Royer	REP	76,462	39.75%
Chuck Olson	LIB	2,920	1.52%
Wilson Branch	PAF	1,928	1.00%
Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff	AIP	1,250	0.65%
Total		192,372

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District 12

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Edwin Van Wyck Zschau REP +29.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edwin Van Wyck Zschau Won	REP	115,365	62.97%
Emmett Lynch	DEM	61,372	33.50%
Bill White	LIB	6,471	3.53%
Total		183,208

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District 13

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Norman Y. Mineta DEM +34.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Norman Y. Mineta Won	DEM	110,805	65.89%
Tom Kelly	REP	52,806	31.40%
Al Hinkle	LIB	4,553	2.71%
Total		168,164

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District 14

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Norman D. Shumway REP +26.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Norman D. Shumway Won	REP	134,225	63.43%
Baron Reed	DEM	77,400	36.57%
Total		211,625

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District 15

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Tony Coelho DEM +29.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Coelho Won	DEM	86,022	63.70%
Ed Bates	REP	45,948	34.03%
Stephen L. Gerringer	LIB	3,073	2.28%
Total		135,043

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District 16

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Leon E. Panetta DEM +70.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Leon E. Panetta Won	DEM	142,630	85.37%
G. Richard Arnold	REP	24,448	14.63%
Total		167,078

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District 17

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Charles Pashayan REP +8.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles Pashayan Won	REP	80,271	54.01%
Gene Tackett	DEM	68,364	46.00%
Total		148,635

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District 18

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Richard H. Lehman DEM +21.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard H. Lehman Won	DEM	92,762	59.49%
Adrian C. Fonde	REP	59,664	38.26%
Marshall William Fritz	LIB	3,501	2.25%
Total		155,927

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District 19

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Robert J. Lagomarsino REP +25.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert J. Lagomarsino Won	REP	112,486	61.05%
Frank Frost	DEM	66,042	35.84%
R. C. Gordon-McCutchan	LIB	4,198	2.28%
Charles J. Zekan	PAF	1,520	0.83%
Total		184,246

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District 20

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William M. Thomas REP +36.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William M. Thomas Won	REP	123,312	68.10%
Robert J. Bethea	DEM	57,769	31.90%
Total		181,081

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District 21

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Roberta Frances Fiedler REP +47.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roberta Frances Fiedler Won	REP	138,474	71.84%
George Henry Margolis	DEM	46,412	24.08%
Daniel Wiener	LIB	7,881	4.09%
Total		192,767

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District 22

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Carlos J. Moorhead REP +50.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carlos J. Moorhead Won	REP	145,831	73.57%
Harvey L. Goldhammer	DEM	46,521	23.47%
Robert T. Gerringer	LIB	5,870	2.96%
Total		198,222

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District 23

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Anthony C. Beilenson DEM +19.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anthony C. Beilenson Won	DEM	120,788	59.56%
David Armor	REP	82,031	40.45%
Total		202,819

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District 24

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Henry A. Waxman DEM +34.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry A. Waxman Won	DEM	88,516	65.05%
Jerry Zerg	REP	42,133	30.96%
Jeff Mandel	LIB	5,420	3.98%
Total		136,069

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District 25

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Edward R. Roybal DEM +71.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward R. Roybal Won	DEM	71,106	85.50%
Daniel John Gorham	LIB	12,060	14.50%
Total		83,166

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District 26

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Howard L. Berman DEM +19.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Howard L. Berman Won	DEM	97,383	59.58%
Hal Philips	REP	66,072	40.42%
Total		163,455

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District 27

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Meldon Levine DEM +22.4 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Meldon Levine Won	DEM	108,347	59.46%
Bart W. Christensen	REP	67,479	37.03%
Zack Richardson	LIB	6,391	3.51%
Total		182,217

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District 28

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Julian C. Dixon DEM +60.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julian C. Dixon Won	DEM	103,469	78.89%
David Goerz	REP	24,473	18.66%
David W. Meleney	LIB	3,210	2.45%
Total		131,152

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District 29

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Augustus F. Hawkins DEM +59.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Augustus F. Hawkins Won	DEM	97,028	79.80%
Milton R. Mackaig	REP	24,568	20.21%
Total		121,596

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District 30

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Matthew G. Martinez DEM +7.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew G. Martinez Won	DEM	60,905	53.86%
John H. Rousselot	REP	52,177	46.14%
Total		113,082

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District 31

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Mervyn M. Dymally DEM +44.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mervyn M. Dymally Won	DEM	86,718	72.41%
Henry C. Minturn	REP	33,043	27.59%
Total		119,761

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District 32

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Glenn M. Anderson DEM +18.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Glenn M. Anderson Won	DEM	84,663	57.99%
Brian Lungren	REP	57,863	39.63%
Eugene E. Ruyle	PAF	3,473	2.38%
Total		145,999

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District 33

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David T. Dreier REP +33.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David T. Dreier Won	REP	112,362	65.19%
Paul Servelle	DEM	55,514	32.21%
Phillips B. Franklin	LIB	2,251	1.31%
James Michael Noonan	PAF	2,223	1.29%
Total		172,350

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District 34

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Esteban Edward Torres DEM +14.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Esteban Edward Torres Won	DEM	68,316	57.24%
Paul R. Jackson	REP	51,026	42.76%
Total		119,342

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District 35

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Jerry Lewis REP +36.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry Lewis Won	REP	112,786	68.30%
Robert E. Erwin	DEM	52,349	31.70%
Total		165,135

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District 36

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George E. Brown DEM +8.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George E. Brown Won	DEM	76,546	54.32%
John Paul Stark	REP	64,361	45.68%
Total		140,907

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District 37

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Al McCandless REP +20.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Al McCandless Won	REP	105,065	59.07%
Curtis R. Cross	DEM	68,510	38.52%
Marc R. Wruble	LIB	4,297	2.42%
Total		177,872

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District 38

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Jerry M. Patterson DEM +9.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry M. Patterson Won	DEM	73,914	52.35%
William F. Dohr	REP	61,279	43.40%
Anita K. Barr	LIB	5,989	4.24%
Total		141,182

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District 39

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William E. Dannemeyer REP +46.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William E. Dannemeyer Won	REP	129,539	72.22%
Frank G. Verges	DEM	46,681	26.03%
Frank Boeheim	PAF	3,152	1.76%
Total		179,372

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District 40

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Robert E. Badham REP +45.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert E. Badham Won	REP	144,228	71.54%
Paul Haseman	DEM	52,546	26.06%
Maxine Bell Quirk	PAF	4,826	2.39%
Total		201,600

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District 41

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Bill Lowery REP +40.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bill Lowery Won	REP	140,130	68.87%
Tony Brandenburg	DEM	58,677	28.84%
Everett Hale	LIB	4,654	2.29%
Total		203,461

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District 42

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Dan Lungren REP +40.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dan Lungren Won	REP	142,845	68.99%
James P. Spellman	DEM	58,690	28.35%
John S. Donohue	PAF	5,514	2.66%
Total		207,049

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District 43

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Ronald C. Packard W +4.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ronald C. Packard Won	W	66,444	36.76%
Roy Archer	DEM	57,995	32.09%
Johnnie R. Crean	REP	56,297	31.15%
Total		180,736

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District 44

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Jim Bates DEM +33.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jim Bates Won	DEM	78,474	64.95%
Shirley M. Gissendanner	REP	38,447	31.82%
Jim Conole	LIB	3,904	3.23%
Total		120,825

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District 45

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Duncan Hunter REP +39.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Duncan Hunter Won	REP	117,771	68.57%
Richard A. Hill	DEM	50,148	29.20%
Jack R. Sanders	LIB	3,839	2.24%
Total		171,758

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