1982 California gubernatorial election Election results by county
Deukmejian: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Bradley: 40–50% 50–60%
The 1982 California gubernatorial election occurred on November 2, 1982. The Republican nominee, Attorney General George Deukmejian , narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley . Incumbent Governor Jerry Brown did not seek reelection to a third term (although he was elected again in 2010 and 2014 ).
Primary election summary [ edit ] In the Democratic primary, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley easily defeated State Senator John Garamendi . On the Republican side, it was a two-man race between Lieutenant Governor Mike Curb and Attorney General George Deukmejian . Deukmejian won the primary with nearly 55% of the vote.
General election [ edit ] Early indications were that it would be a close race but as the campaign went on, Bradley slowly increased his lead in the polls. Despite this, the outcome was still in doubt as election night wore on. A large late surge of absentee ballots (many from conservative Orange County and Deukmejian's home area of Long Beach ) helped tip the balance in his favor. The incorrect polling numbers led to the theory — later dubbed "the Bradley effect " — that a statistically significant number of voters had given inaccurate responses when questioned by pollsters.
1982 gubernatorial election, California Party Candidate Votes % Republican George Deukmejian 3,881,014 49.28 Democratic Tom Bradley 3,787,669 48.09 Libertarian Dan P. Dougherty 81,076 1.03 Peace and Freedom Elizabeth Martinez 70,327 0.89 American Independent Jim Griffin 56,249 0.71 Total votes 7,876,515 100.00 Turnout 50.45 Republican gain from Democratic
Results by county [ edit ] County Deukmejian Votes Bradley Votes Others Votes Modoc 68.83% 2,599 26.35% 995 4.82% 182 Glenn 67.49% 5,492 29.47% 2,398 3.05% 248 Inyo 63.87% 5,008 33.15% 2,599 2.98% 234 Sutter 63.33% 10,753 33.33% 5,660 3.34% 567 Colusa 62.95% 3,036 33.61% 1,621 3.44% 166 Calaveras 61.63% 6,277 34.37% 3,501 4.00% 407 Orange 61.44% 422,878 36.70% 252,572 1.87% 12,848 Amador 61.19% 6,251 35.66% 3,643 3.14% 321 San Joaquin 60.06% 65,583 36.63% 40,002 3.30% 3,607 Mono 59.58% 1,977 37.64% 1,249 2.77% 92 El Dorado 59.37% 20,591 37.48% 12,999 3.14% 1,090 Tehama 58.55% 9,628 37.30% 6,134 4.15% 683 Siskiyou 58.40% 9,457 37.11% 6,009 4.50% 728 Butte 58.13% 36,074 38.25% 23,734 3.62% 2,245 Shasta 57.61% 26,902 38.66% 18,053 3.73% 1,743 Tuolumne 56.84% 8,716 39.82% 6,107 3.34% 512 Nevada 56.80% 14,753 39.51% 10,262 3.69% 959 Tulare 56.69% 38,901 41.29% 28,330 2.02% 1,386 Lassen 56.64% 4,472 38.03% 3,003 5.33% 421 Mariposa 56.39% 3,255 40.26% 2,324 3.34% 193 Stanislaus 55.94% 43,639 41.38% 32,276 2.68% 2,093 Placer 55.47% 28,082 41.15% 20,832 3.38% 1,710 Kern 55.30% 70,095 42.44% 53,799 2.26% 2,859 Ventura 55.22% 99,130 42.39% 76,094 2.40% 4,300 Kings 54.64% 9,938 42.43% 7,718 2.93% 533 Madera 54.57% 10,334 41.66% 7,889 3.77% 714 Napa 54.20% 21,812 42.34% 17,042 3.46% 1,393 Trinity 53.95% 3,100 40.92% 2,351 5.13% 295 Yuba 53.77% 6,959 41.73% 5,400 4.50% 582 Plumas 53.53% 4,237 42.39% 3,355 4.08% 323 San Bernardino 53.29% 144,096 44.08% 119,185 2.63% 7,117 Riverside 53.27% 119,680 44.68% 100,370 2.05% 4,597 Lake 53.24% 8,867 42.89% 7,143 3.87% 644 San Luis Obispo 52.94% 33,457 44.96% 28,417 2.10% 1,327 San Diego 52.76% 330,037 44.62% 279,113 2.62% 16,366 Alpine 52.66% 218 44.69% 185 2.66% 11 Merced 52.62% 17,477 44.10% 14,649 3.28% 1,090 Fresno 52.59% 80,171 45.01% 68,623 2.40% 3,659 Sacramento 52.35% 171,176 44.70% 146,167 2.95% 9,639 Imperial 51.40% 10,272 45.70% 9,133 2.91% 581 Del Norte 51.32% 3,355 44.88% 2,934 3.81% 249 Solano 50.31% 36,968 46.26% 33,997 3.43% 2,522 Contra Costa 49.83% 126,460 47.17% 119,712 3.00% 7,616 Santa Barbara 48.33% 55,682 49.62% 57,164 2.05% 2,357 Sierra 48.33% 914 47.96% 907 3.70% 70 Monterey 47.78% 37,493 48.81% 38,301 3.42% 2,681 Mendocino 46.82% 12,398 48.29% 12,786 4.89% 1,294 San Benito 46.67% 3,608 48.92% 3,782 4.41% 341 San Mateo 46.36% 99,527 50.48% 108,374 3.15% 6,768 Los Angeles 45.67% 1,024,946 52.27% 1,173,149 2.06% 46,141 Humboldt 45.38% 21,609 50.38% 23,991 4.25% 2,023 Sonoma 45.10% 55,968 51.20% 63,542 3.70% 4,597 Santa Clara 43.96% 180,232 52.87% 216,781 3.17% 13,004 Yolo 42.99% 19,227 54.00% 24,150 3.01% 1,345 Marin 42.83% 42,260 53.24% 52,534 3.93% 3,874 Santa Cruz 38.09% 29,545 57.09% 44,282 4.82% 3,738 Alameda 37.62% 145,964 58.91% 228,578 3.47% 13,480 San Francisco 30.43% 69,478 66.47% 151,769 3.10% 7,087
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