Elections / 1982 · Governor · CA
California — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorCalifornia · GovernorGeorge DeukmejianR+1.2
Candidates
California 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- George Deukmejian✓Republican3,881,01450.6%
- Tom BradleyDemocratic3,787,66949.4%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+16.8Governor 1982R+1.2vs. baselineD+15.6
California's 1982 governor race ran 15.6 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982CA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.