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TheUnited States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 was an election forCalifornia's delegation to theUnited States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of thegeneral election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1982. California gained two seats, both of which were won by Democrats, as a result of the 1980 census, and Democrats picked up three Republican-held districts.
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 3,815,205 | 50.32% | 23 | 28 | +5 | |
| Republican | 3,603,102 | 47.52% | 20 | 17 | -3 | |
| Libertarian | 127,480 | 1.68% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 31,270 | 0.41% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| American Independent | 5,564 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7,582,621 | 100.00% | 43 | 45 | +2 | |
One special election was held apart from those in November. The elected winner would serve the remainder of the incumbent Congress and face re-election in November.
| Date | District | Reason & Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 13, 1982 | California 30 | George E. Danielson (D) resigned March 9, 1982. Democratic hold Winner wassubsequently re-elected in November | Matthew G. Martinez (D) John H. Rousselot (R) |
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:[1]
District 1 •District 2 •District 3 •District 4 •District 5 •District 6 •District 7 •District 8 •District 9 •District 10 •District 11 •District 12 •District 13 •District 14 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Douglas H. Bosco | 107,749 | 49.85 | |||
| Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 102,043 | 47.21 | |||
| Libertarian | David Redick | 6,374 | 2.95 | |||
| Total votes | 216,166 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Eugene A. Chappie (incumbent) | 116,172 | 57.91 | |
| Democratic | John Newmeyer | 81,314 | 40.53 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Howard Fegarsky | 3,126 | 1.56 | |
| Total votes | 200,612 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Matsui (incumbent) | 194,680 | 89.63 | |
| Libertarian | Bruce A. Daniel | 16,222 | 7.47 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John Newmeyer | 6,294 | 2.90 | |
| Total votes | 217,196 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vic Fazio (incumbent) | 118,476 | 63.86 | |
| Republican | Roger B. Canfield | 67,047 | 36.14 | |
| Total votes | 185,523 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 103,268 | 57.91 | |
| Republican | Milton Marks | 72,139 | 40.46 | |
| Libertarian | Justin Raimondo | 2,904 | 1.63 | |
| Total votes | 178,311 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer | 96,379 | 52.36 | |
| Republican | Dennis McQuaid | 82,128 | 44.62 | |
| Libertarian | Howard C. Creighton | 3,191 | 1.73 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Timothy Allen Albertson | 2,366 | 1.29 | |
| Total votes | 184,064 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Miller (incumbent) | 126,952 | 67.22 | |
| Republican | Paul E. Vallely | 56,960 | 30.16 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Newell | 2,752 | 1.46 | |
| American Independent | Terry L. Wells | 2,205 | 1.17 | |
| Total votes | 188,869 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ronald Dellums (incumbent) | 121,537 | 55.95 | |
| Republican | Claude B. Hutchinson Jr. | 95,694 | 44.05 | |
| Total votes | 217,231 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 104,393 | 60.66 | |
| Republican | William J. "Bill" Kennedy | 67,702 | 39.34 | |
| Total votes | 172,095 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 77,263 | 62.67 | |
| Republican | Bob Herriott | 41,506 | 33.67 | |
| Libertarian | Dale Burrow | 2,403 | 1.95 | |
| American Independent | Edmon V. Kaiser | 2,109 | 1.71 | |
| Total votes | 123,281 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Lantos (incumbent) | 109,812 | 57.08 | |
| Republican | William Royer | 76,462 | 39.75 | |
| Libertarian | Chuck Olson | 2,920 | 1.52 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Wilson G. Branch | 1,928 | 1.00 | |
| American Independent | Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff | 1,250 | 0.65 | |
| Total votes | 192,372 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Zschau | 115,365 | 62.97 | |
| Democratic | Emmett Lynch | 61,372 | 33.50 | |
| Libertarian | William C. "Bill" White | 6,471 | 3.53 | |
| Total votes | 183,208 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Norm Mineta (incumbent) | 110,805 | 65.89 | |
| Republican | Tom Kelly | 52,806 | 31.40 | |
| Libertarian | Al Hinkle | 4,553 | 2.71 | |
| Total votes | 168,164 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Norman D. Shumway (incumbent) | 134,225 | 63.43 | |
| Democratic | Baron Reed | 77,400 | 36.57 | |
| Total votes | 211,625 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tony Coelho (incumbent) | 86,022 | 63.70 | |
| Republican | Ed Bates | 45,948 | 34.02 | |
| Libertarian | Stephen L. Gerringer | 3,073 | 2.28 | |
| Total votes | 135,043 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leon Panetta (incumbent) | 142,630 | 85.37 | |
| Republican | Gary Richard Arnold | 24,448 | 14.63 | |
| Total votes | 167,078 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) | 80,271 | 54.01 | |
| Democratic | Gene Tackett | 68,364 | 45.99 | |
| Total votes | 148,635 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Lehman | 92,762 | 59.49 | ||
| Republican | Adrian C. Fondse | 59,664 | 38.26 | ||
| Libertarian | Marshall William Fritz | 3,501 | 2.25 | ||
| Total votes | 155,927 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democraticwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Lagomarsino (incumbent) | 112,486 | 61.05 | |
| Democratic | Frank Frost | 66,042 | 35.84 | |
| Libertarian | R. C. Gordon-McCutchan | 4,198 | 2.28 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Charles J. Zekan | 1,520 | 0.82 | |
| Total votes | 184,246 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Thomas (incumbent) | 123,312 | 68.10 | |
| Democratic | Robert J. Bethea | 57,769 | 31.90 | |
| Total votes | 181,081 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bobbi Fiedler (incumbent) | 138,474 | 71.83 | |
| Democratic | George Henry Margolis | 46,412 | 24.08 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel Wiener | 7,881 | 4.09 | |
| Total votes | 192,767 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) | 145,831 | 73.57 | |
| Democratic | Harvey L. Goldhammer | 46,521 | 23.47 | |
| Libertarian | Robert T. Gerringer | 5,870 | 2.96 | |
| Total votes | 198,222 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anthony C. Beilenson (incumbent) | 120,788 | 59.55 | |
| Republican | David Armor | 82,031 | 40.45 | |
| Total votes | 202,819 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Waxman (incumbent) | 88,516 | 65.05 | |
| Republican | Jerry Zerg | 42,133 | 30.96 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Mandel | 5,420 | 3.98 | |
| Total votes | 136,069 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 71,106 | 84.50 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel John Gorham | 12,060 | 14.50 | |
| Total votes | 83,166 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Howard Berman | 97,383 | 59.58 | |||
| Republican | Hal Phillips | 66,072 | 40.42 | |||
| Total votes | 163,455 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mel Levine | 108,347 | 59.46 | |||
| Republican | Bart W. Christensen | 67,479 | 37.03 | |||
| Libertarian | ZacK Richardson | 6,391 | 3.51 | |||
| Total votes | 182,217 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Julian C. Dixon (incumbent) | 103,469 | 78.89 | |
| Republican | David Goerz | 24,473 | 18.66 | |
| Libertarian | David W. Meleney | 3,210 | 2.45 | |
| Total votes | 131,152 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 97,028 | 79.80 | |
| Republican | Milton R. Mackaig | 24,568 | 20.20 | |
| Total votes | 121,596 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matthew G. Martinez | 60,905 | 53.86 | |||
| Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 52,177 | 46.14 | |||
| Total votes | 113,082 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (incumbent) | 86,718 | 72.41 | |
| Republican | Henry C. Minturn | 33,043 | 27.59 | |
| Total votes | 119,761 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 84,663 | 57.99 | |
| Republican | Brian J. Lungren | 57,863 | 39.63 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene E. Ryle | 3,473 | 2.38 | |
| Total votes | 145,999 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Dreier (incumbent) | 112,362 | 65.19 | |
| Democratic | Paul Servelle | 55,514 | 32.21 | |
| Libertarian | Phillips B. Franklin | 2,251 | 1.31 | |
| Peace and Freedom | James Michael "Mike" Noonan | 2,223 | 1.29 | |
| Total votes | 172,350 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Esteban Torres | 68,316 | 57.24 | |
| Republican | Paul R. Jackson | 51,026 | 42.76 | |
| Total votes | 119,342 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jerry Lewis (incumbent) | 112,786 | 68.30 | |
| Democratic | Robert E. Erwin | 52,349 | 31.70 | |
| Total votes | 165,135 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) | 76,546 | 54.32 | |
| Republican | John Paul Stark | 64,361 | 45.68 | |
| Total votes | 140,907 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Al McCandless | 105,065 | 59.07 | |
| Democratic | Curtis R. "Sam" Cross | 68,510 | 38.52 | |
| Libertarian | Marc R. Wruble | 4,297 | 2.42 | |
| Total votes | 177,872 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent) | 73,914 | 52.35 | |
| Republican | William F. "Bill" Dohr | 61,279 | 43.40 | |
| Libertarian | Anita K. Barr | 5,989 | 4.24 | |
| Total votes | 141,182 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. Dannemeyer (incumbent) | 129,539 | 72.22 | |
| Democratic | Frank G. Verges | 46,681 | 26.02 | |
| Libertarian | Frank Boeheim | 3,152 | 1.76 | |
| Total votes | 179,372 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Badham (incumbent) | 144,228 | 71.54 | |
| Democratic | Paul Hasenman | 52,546 | 26.06 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Maxine Bell Quirk | 4,826 | 2.39 | |
| Total votes | 201,600 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Lowery (incumbent) | 140,130 | 68.87 | |
| Democratic | Tony Brandenburg | 58,677 | 28.84 | |
| Libertarian | Everett Hale | 4,654 | 2.29 | |
| Total votes | 203,461 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Lungren (incumbent) | 142,845 | 68.99 | |
| Democratic | James P. Spellman | 58,690 | 28.35 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John S. Donohue | 5,514 | 2.66 | |
| Total votes | 207,049 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ron Packard (write-in) | 66,444 | 36.76 | ||
| Democratic | Roy Pat Archer | 57,995 | 32.09 | ||
| Republican | Johnnie R. Crean | 56,297 | 31.15 | ||
| Total votes | 180,736 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republicanwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Bates | 78,474 | 64.95 | ||
| Republican | Shirley M. Gissendanner | 38,447 | 31.82 | ||
| Libertarian | Jim Conole | 3,904 | 3.23 | ||
| Total votes | 120,825 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democraticwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Duncan Hunter (incumbent) | 117,771 | 68.57 | |
| Democratic | Richard Hill | 50,148 | 29.20 | |
| Libertarian | Jack R. Sanders | 3,839 | 2.24 | |
| Total votes | 171,758 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
