| Turnout | Pete Wilson (R) |
Jerry Brown (D) |
Joseph Fuhrig (Libertarian) |
David Wald (Peace & Freedom) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 64% | 3,168 | 57.0% | 1,945 | 35.0% | 141 | 2.5% | 149 | 2.7% | 152 | 2.7% | 1,223 | 5,555 |
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Other candidates included: Theresa Dietrich (American Independent), 83,809 votes |
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Pete Wilson | |
| Total Disbursements: | $6,821,736 |
| Total Receipts: | $6,597,522 |
| Cash on Hand: | $0 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $0 |
| Party Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $4,426 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $4,426 |
| Net Spending: | $6,826,162 |
| Jerry Brown | |
| Total Disbursements: | $5,365,931 |
| Total Receipts: | $5,478,377 |
| Cash on Hand: | $0 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $0 |
| Party Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $7,632 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $149,504 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $-141,872 |
| Net Spending: | $5,224,059 |
| Joseph Fuhrig | |
| Total Disbursements: | $10,805 |
| Total Receipts: | $9,955 |
| Cash on Hand: | $0 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $0 |
| Party Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $10,805 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/1982