RightDataUSA

1982-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for California (Class 1)


Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
Congressional District:
(House elections)


Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County Turnout Pete Wilson
(R)
Jerry Brown
(D)
Joseph Fuhrig
(Libertarian)
David Wald
(Peace & Freedom)
Other Margin TOTAL
Alameda45%144,19537.3%226,78058.7%5,9261.5%5,9521.5%3,7871.0%-82,585 386,640
Alpine50%23558.2%14836.6%71.7%102.5%41.0%87 404
Amador60%5,86157.7%3,79337.4%1521.5%1811.8%1631.6%2,068 10,150
Butte53%38,80362.8%20,02632.4%9621.6%1,1321.8%8951.4%18,777 61,818
Calaveras55%5,62359.1%3,21833.8%2102.2%3273.4%1411.5%2,405 9,519
Colusa49%2,95363.9%1,43531.1%1032.2%481.0%791.7%1,518 4,618
Contra Costa50%131,87552.3%110,81344.0%3,5901.4%3,0911.2%2,6711.1%21,062 252,040
Del Norte45%3,91762.7%1,98631.8%941.5%1742.8%811.3%1,931 6,252
El Dorado49%20,45459.4%12,05235.0%6431.9%7962.3%4931.4%8,402 34,438
Fresno40%81,63353.9%64,41242.5%2,0421.3%1,5181.0%1,9181.3%17,221 151,523
Glenn52%5,69270.8%1,82822.7%1772.2%1822.3%1612.0%3,864 8,040
Humboldt57%25,01953.0%19,36941.0%8201.7%1,2122.6%8261.7%5,650 47,246
Imperial32%11,47257.5%7,60238.1%2271.1%3081.5%3251.6%3,870 19,934
Inyo58%5,24467.4%2,24328.8%1011.3%1071.4%891.1%3,001 7,784
Kern42%75,61360.1%44,70135.5%1,8641.5%1,8411.5%1,7551.4%30,912 125,774
Kings34%10,14956.2%6,99738.8%2701.5%2891.6%3481.9%3,152 18,053
Lake54%8,98854.6%6,78941.2%1931.2%2661.6%2381.4%2,199 16,474
Lassen47%4,51858.0%2,75435.3%1722.2%1401.8%2122.7%1,764 7,796
Los Angeles39%1,037,17446.6%1,130,95450.8%23,3201.0%19,6940.9%16,8580.8%-93,780 2,228,000
Madera39%10,36257.3%6,84737.9%2101.2%2841.6%3762.1%3,515 18,079
Marin56%49,10750.0%44,93345.8%2,1522.2%1,2951.3%6640.7%4,174 98,151
Mariposa63%3,26558.1%2,05436.5%831.5%1142.0%1061.9%1,211 5,622
Mendocino52%13,59351.6%11,10042.1%5352.0%6862.6%4421.7%2,493 26,356
Merced33%17,34854.5%12,81440.3%3491.1%5801.8%7332.3%4,534 31,824
Modoc57%2,43166.5%96826.5%571.6%922.5%1052.9%1,463 3,653
Mono50%2,10863.8%1,02431.0%391.2%862.6%451.4%1,084 3,302
Monterey36%41,95053.7%32,59541.7%1,2411.6%1,1581.5%1,1841.5%9,355 78,128
Napa52%23,47758.6%14,54936.3%7431.9%7531.9%5401.3%8,928 40,062
Nevada60%15,52759.9%9,21635.6%4861.9%3021.2%3711.4%6,311 25,902
Orange46%445,80365.7%211,34731.1%7,8991.2%7,1541.1%6,5361.0%234,456 678,739
Placer54%28,05955.7%19,44938.6%1,1212.2%9862.0%7681.5%8,610 50,383
Plumas57%3,92052.3%3,01340.2%1151.5%2132.8%2393.2%907 7,500
Riverside41%127,93457.3%88,10639.5%2,2581.0%2,2971.0%2,5131.1%39,828 223,108
Sacramento53%161,45349.5%152,52346.7%4,5771.4%3,8171.2%3,8991.2%8,930 326,269
San Benito40%4,01754.6%2,97540.5%1261.7%871.2%1462.0%1,042 7,351
San Bernardino38%150,05456.2%106,95140.1%3,1411.2%3,1781.2%3,5791.3%43,103 266,903
San Diego42%348,75856.4%242,13539.1%11,4091.8%7,5321.2%8,9071.4%106,623 618,741
San Francisco40%67,00729.6%152,19667.3%2,6861.2%2,9531.3%1,3460.6%-85,189 226,188
San Joaquin41%59,60655.0%44,19940.8%1,5071.4%1,4761.4%1,6561.5%15,407 108,444
San Luis Obispo48%37,68160.1%22,09535.3%1,0361.7%1,1851.9%6591.1%15,586 62,656
San Mateo46%103,49349.2%98,86247.0%3,2511.5%2,6251.2%2,3281.1%4,631 210,559
Santa Barbara48%62,85455.0%47,57241.6%1,4281.2%1,3641.2%1,0580.9%15,282 114,276
Santa Clara42%201,96949.6%187,80546.1%7,7811.9%5,2891.3%4,2321.0%14,164 407,076
Santa Cruz52%35,02145.5%37,28748.4%1,6252.1%2,2232.9%8131.1%-2,266 76,969
Shasta53%28,10960.5%16,07134.6%7881.7%6901.5%8031.7%12,038 46,461
Sierra78%95251.3%79442.8%372.0%351.9%361.9%158 1,854
Siskiyou55%9,31258.0%5,64035.1%3182.0%4132.6%3652.3%3,672 16,048
Solano41%36,68450.1%32,96745.0%1,3481.8%1,0271.4%1,1641.6%3,717 73,190
Sonoma52%63,84651.9%53,24843.2%2,2471.8%2,3471.9%1,4421.2%10,598 123,130
Stanislaus37%40,87454.4%30,78641.0%1,0091.3%1,5632.1%8611.1%10,088 75,093
Sutter42%10,76766.3%4,70929.0%3362.1%1791.1%2541.6%6,058 16,245
Tehama55%10,10561.9%5,17231.7%3071.9%3312.0%4002.5%4,933 16,315
Trinity64%3,16857.0%1,94535.0%1412.5%1492.7%1522.7%1,223 5,555
Tulare39%41,89661.4%23,90835.0%7291.1%8361.2%8771.3%17,988 68,246
Tuolumne55%8,70957.2%5,69837.4%2171.4%3252.1%2801.8%3,011 15,229
Ventura46%104,97258.9%66,32537.2%2,4071.4%2,3711.3%2,0521.2%38,647 178,127
Yolo49%20,06945.3%22,03449.7%7841.8%8862.0%5341.2%-1,965 44,307
Yuba36%6,88753.8%5,15640.3%2241.7%2391.9%3002.3%1,731 12,806
TOTAL 42% 4,022,56551.5% 3,494,96844.8% 107,7201.4% 96,3881.2% 83,8971.1% 527,597 7,805,538
Total R vote: 4,022,565 (51.5%)      Total D vote: 3,494,968 (44.8%)      Total Other vote: 288,005 (3.7%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $6,821,736 $5,365,931 $10,805 $0
Total Receipts: $6,597,522 $5,478,377 $9,955 $0
Cash on Hand: $0 $0 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Party Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $0 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $4,426 $7,632 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $0 $149,504 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $4,426 $-141,872 $0 $0
Net Spending: $6,826,162 $5,224,059 $10,805 $0

**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


Other candidates included: Theresa Dietrich (American Independent), 83,809 votes



1982 Senate class 1, Alameda County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 144,195 37.3%
Jerry Brown (D) 226,780 58.7%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 5,926 1.5%
David Wald (PFP) 5,952 1.5%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 3,787 1.0%
TOTAL 386,640
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Alpine County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 235 58.2%
Jerry Brown (D) 148 36.6%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 7 1.7%
David Wald (PFP) 10 2.5%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 4 1.0%
TOTAL 404
Turnout: 50%


1982 Senate class 1, Amador County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 5,861 57.7%
Jerry Brown (D) 3,793 37.4%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 152 1.5%
David Wald (PFP) 181 1.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 163 1.6%
TOTAL 10,150
Turnout: 60%


1982 Senate class 1, Butte County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 38,803 62.8%
Jerry Brown (D) 20,026 32.4%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 962 1.6%
David Wald (PFP) 1,132 1.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 895 1.4%
TOTAL 61,818
Turnout: 53%


1982 Senate class 1, Calaveras County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 5,623 59.1%
Jerry Brown (D) 3,218 33.8%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 210 2.2%
David Wald (PFP) 327 3.4%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 141 1.5%
TOTAL 9,519
Turnout: 55%


1982 Senate class 1, Colusa County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 2,953 63.9%
Jerry Brown (D) 1,435 31.1%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 103 2.2%
David Wald (PFP) 48 1.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 79 1.7%
TOTAL 4,618
Turnout: 49%


1982 Senate class 1, Contra Costa County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 131,875 52.3%
Jerry Brown (D) 110,813 44.0%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 3,590 1.4%
David Wald (PFP) 3,091 1.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 2,671 1.1%
TOTAL 252,040
Turnout: 50%


1982 Senate class 1, Del Norte County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 3,917 62.7%
Jerry Brown (D) 1,986 31.8%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 94 1.5%
David Wald (PFP) 174 2.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 81 1.3%
TOTAL 6,252
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, El Dorado County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 20,454 59.4%
Jerry Brown (D) 12,052 35.0%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 643 1.9%
David Wald (PFP) 796 2.3%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 493 1.4%
TOTAL 34,438
Turnout: 49%


1982 Senate class 1, Fresno County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 81,633 53.9%
Jerry Brown (D) 64,412 42.5%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 2,042 1.3%
David Wald (PFP) 1,518 1.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,918 1.3%
TOTAL 151,523
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Glenn County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 5,692 70.8%
Jerry Brown (D) 1,828 22.7%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 177 2.2%
David Wald (PFP) 182 2.3%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 161 2.0%
TOTAL 8,040
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Humboldt County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 25,019 53.0%
Jerry Brown (D) 19,369 41.0%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 820 1.7%
David Wald (PFP) 1,212 2.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 826 1.7%
TOTAL 47,246
Turnout: 57%


1982 Senate class 1, Imperial County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 11,472 57.5%
Jerry Brown (D) 7,602 38.1%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 227 1.1%
David Wald (PFP) 308 1.5%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 325 1.6%
TOTAL 19,934
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Inyo County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 5,244 67.4%
Jerry Brown (D) 2,243 28.8%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 101 1.3%
David Wald (PFP) 107 1.4%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 89 1.1%
TOTAL 7,784
Turnout: 58%


1982 Senate class 1, Kern County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 75,613 60.1%
Jerry Brown (D) 44,701 35.5%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 1,864 1.5%
David Wald (PFP) 1,841 1.5%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,755 1.4%
TOTAL 125,774
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Kings County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 10,149 56.2%
Jerry Brown (D) 6,997 38.8%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 270 1.5%
David Wald (PFP) 289 1.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 348 1.9%
TOTAL 18,053
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 8,988 54.6%
Jerry Brown (D) 6,789 41.2%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 193 1.2%
David Wald (PFP) 266 1.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 238 1.4%
TOTAL 16,474
Turnout: 54%


1982 Senate class 1, Lassen County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 4,518 58.0%
Jerry Brown (D) 2,754 35.3%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 172 2.2%
David Wald (PFP) 140 1.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 212 2.7%
TOTAL 7,796
Turnout: 47%


1982 Senate class 1, Los Angeles County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 1,037,174 46.6%
Jerry Brown (D) 1,130,954 50.8%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 23,320 1.0%
David Wald (PFP) 19,694 0.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 16,858 0.8%
TOTAL 2,228,000
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Madera County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 10,362 57.3%
Jerry Brown (D) 6,847 37.9%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 210 1.2%
David Wald (PFP) 284 1.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 376 2.1%
TOTAL 18,079
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Marin County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 49,107 50.0%
Jerry Brown (D) 44,933 45.8%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 2,152 2.2%
David Wald (PFP) 1,295 1.3%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 664 0.7%
TOTAL 98,151
Turnout: 56%


1982 Senate class 1, Mariposa County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 3,265 58.1%
Jerry Brown (D) 2,054 36.5%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 83 1.5%
David Wald (PFP) 114 2.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 106 1.9%
TOTAL 5,622
Turnout: 63%


1982 Senate class 1, Mendocino County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 13,593 51.6%
Jerry Brown (D) 11,100 42.1%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 535 2.0%
David Wald (PFP) 686 2.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 442 1.7%
TOTAL 26,356
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Merced County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 17,348 54.5%
Jerry Brown (D) 12,814 40.3%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 349 1.1%
David Wald (PFP) 580 1.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 733 2.3%
TOTAL 31,824
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Modoc County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 2,431 66.5%
Jerry Brown (D) 968 26.5%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 57 1.6%
David Wald (PFP) 92 2.5%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 105 2.9%
TOTAL 3,653
Turnout: 57%


1982 Senate class 1, Mono County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 2,108 63.8%
Jerry Brown (D) 1,024 31.0%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 39 1.2%
David Wald (PFP) 86 2.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 45 1.4%
TOTAL 3,302
Turnout: 50%


1982 Senate class 1, Monterey County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 41,950 53.7%
Jerry Brown (D) 32,595 41.7%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 1,241 1.6%
David Wald (PFP) 1,158 1.5%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,184 1.5%
TOTAL 78,128
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Napa County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 23,477 58.6%
Jerry Brown (D) 14,549 36.3%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 743 1.9%
David Wald (PFP) 753 1.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 540 1.3%
TOTAL 40,062
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Nevada County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 15,527 59.9%
Jerry Brown (D) 9,216 35.6%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 486 1.9%
David Wald (PFP) 302 1.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 371 1.4%
TOTAL 25,902
Turnout: 60%


1982 Senate class 1, Orange County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 445,803 65.7%
Jerry Brown (D) 211,347 31.1%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 7,899 1.2%
David Wald (PFP) 7,154 1.1%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 6,536 1.0%
TOTAL 678,739
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Placer County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 28,059 55.7%
Jerry Brown (D) 19,449 38.6%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 1,121 2.2%
David Wald (PFP) 986 2.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 768 1.5%
TOTAL 50,383
Turnout: 54%


1982 Senate class 1, Plumas County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 3,920 52.3%
Jerry Brown (D) 3,013 40.2%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 115 1.5%
David Wald (PFP) 213 2.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 239 3.2%
TOTAL 7,500
Turnout: 57%


1982 Senate class 1, Riverside County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 127,934 57.3%
Jerry Brown (D) 88,106 39.5%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 2,258 1.0%
David Wald (PFP) 2,297 1.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 2,513 1.1%
TOTAL 223,108
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Sacramento County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 161,453 49.5%
Jerry Brown (D) 152,523 46.7%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 4,577 1.4%
David Wald (PFP) 3,817 1.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 3,899 1.2%
TOTAL 326,269
Turnout: 53%


1982 Senate class 1, San Benito County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 4,017 54.6%
Jerry Brown (D) 2,975 40.5%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 126 1.7%
David Wald (PFP) 87 1.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 146 2.0%
TOTAL 7,351
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, San Bernardino County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 150,054 56.2%
Jerry Brown (D) 106,951 40.1%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 3,141 1.2%
David Wald (PFP) 3,178 1.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 3,579 1.3%
TOTAL 266,903
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, San Diego County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 348,758 56.4%
Jerry Brown (D) 242,135 39.1%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 11,409 1.8%
David Wald (PFP) 7,532 1.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 8,907 1.4%
TOTAL 618,741
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, San Francisco County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 67,007 29.6%
Jerry Brown (D) 152,196 67.3%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 2,686 1.2%
David Wald (PFP) 2,953 1.3%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,346 0.6%
TOTAL 226,188
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, San Joaquin County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 59,606 55.0%
Jerry Brown (D) 44,199 40.8%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 1,507 1.4%
David Wald (PFP) 1,476 1.4%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,656 1.5%
TOTAL 108,444
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, San Luis Obispo County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 37,681 60.1%
Jerry Brown (D) 22,095 35.3%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 1,036 1.7%
David Wald (PFP) 1,185 1.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 659 1.1%
TOTAL 62,656
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, San Mateo County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 103,493 49.2%
Jerry Brown (D) 98,862 47.0%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 3,251 1.5%
David Wald (PFP) 2,625 1.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 2,328 1.1%
TOTAL 210,559
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Santa Barbara County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 62,854 55.0%
Jerry Brown (D) 47,572 41.6%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 1,428 1.2%
David Wald (PFP) 1,364 1.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,058 0.9%
TOTAL 114,276
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Santa Clara County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 201,969 49.6%
Jerry Brown (D) 187,805 46.1%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 7,781 1.9%
David Wald (PFP) 5,289 1.3%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 4,232 1.0%
TOTAL 407,076
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Santa Cruz County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 35,021 45.5%
Jerry Brown (D) 37,287 48.4%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 1,625 2.1%
David Wald (PFP) 2,223 2.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 813 1.1%
TOTAL 76,969
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Shasta County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 28,109 60.5%
Jerry Brown (D) 16,071 34.6%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 788 1.7%
David Wald (PFP) 690 1.5%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 803 1.7%
TOTAL 46,461
Turnout: 53%


1982 Senate class 1, Sierra County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 952 51.3%
Jerry Brown (D) 794 42.8%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 37 2.0%
David Wald (PFP) 35 1.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 36 1.9%
TOTAL 1,854
Turnout: 78%


1982 Senate class 1, Siskiyou County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 9,312 58.0%
Jerry Brown (D) 5,640 35.1%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 318 2.0%
David Wald (PFP) 413 2.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 365 2.3%
TOTAL 16,048
Turnout: 55%


1982 Senate class 1, Solano County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 36,684 50.1%
Jerry Brown (D) 32,967 45.0%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 1,348 1.8%
David Wald (PFP) 1,027 1.4%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,164 1.6%
TOTAL 73,190
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Sonoma County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 63,846 51.9%
Jerry Brown (D) 53,248 43.2%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 2,247 1.8%
David Wald (PFP) 2,347 1.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,442 1.2%
TOTAL 123,130
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Stanislaus County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 40,874 54.4%
Jerry Brown (D) 30,786 41.0%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 1,009 1.3%
David Wald (PFP) 1,563 2.1%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 861 1.1%
TOTAL 75,093
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Sutter County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 10,767 66.3%
Jerry Brown (D) 4,709 29.0%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 336 2.1%
David Wald (PFP) 179 1.1%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 254 1.6%
TOTAL 16,245
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Tehama County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 10,105 61.9%
Jerry Brown (D) 5,172 31.7%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 307 1.9%
David Wald (PFP) 331 2.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 400 2.5%
TOTAL 16,315
Turnout: 55%


1982 Senate class 1, Trinity County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 3,168 57.0%
Jerry Brown (D) 1,945 35.0%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 141 2.5%
David Wald (PFP) 149 2.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 152 2.7%
TOTAL 5,555
Turnout: 64%


1982 Senate class 1, Tulare County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 41,896 61.4%
Jerry Brown (D) 23,908 35.0%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 729 1.1%
David Wald (PFP) 836 1.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 877 1.3%
TOTAL 68,246
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Tuolumne County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 8,709 57.2%
Jerry Brown (D) 5,698 37.4%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 217 1.4%
David Wald (PFP) 325 2.1%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 280 1.8%
TOTAL 15,229
Turnout: 55%


1982 Senate class 1, Ventura County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 104,972 58.9%
Jerry Brown (D) 66,325 37.2%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 2,407 1.4%
David Wald (PFP) 2,371 1.3%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 2,052 1.2%
TOTAL 178,127
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Yolo County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 20,069 45.3%
Jerry Brown (D) 22,034 49.7%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 784 1.8%
David Wald (PFP) 886 2.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 534 1.2%
TOTAL 44,307
Turnout: 49%


1982 Senate class 1, Yuba County
CandidateVotesPct
Pete Wilson (R) 6,887 53.8%
Jerry Brown (D) 5,156 40.3%
Joseph Fuhrig (Lbt) 224 1.7%
David Wald (PFP) 239 1.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 300 2.3%
TOTAL 12,806
Turnout: 36%

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


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Pete Wilson 851,292 37.5% $6,821,736
2   Pete McCloskey 577,267 25.5% $2,143,253
3   Barry Goldwater, Jr. 408,308 18.0% $2,101,029
4   Bob Dornan 181,970 8.0% $1,056,972
5   Maureen Reagan 118,326 5.2% $112,497
6   John Schmitz 48,267 2.1% $25,784
7   Ted Bruinsma 37,762 1.7% $254,366
8   William Shockley 8,308 0.4% $7,581
9   Rafael Cortes 8,064 0.4%
10   Jack Hickey 7,737 0.3%
11   Robert Booher 7,546 0.3%
12   Edison McDaniels 6,945 0.3%
13   William Pemberton 5,760 0.3% $9,390
    Other 25 0.0%  
TOTAL VOTES 2,267,577    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Jerry Brown 1,392,660 50.7% $5,365,931
2   Gore Vidal 415,366 15.1% $209,466
3   Paul Carpenter 415,198 15.1% $476,525
4   Daniel Whitehurst 167,574 6.1% $453,519
5   Richard Morgan 94,908 3.5%
6   Tom Metzger 76,502 2.8%
7   Walter Buchanan 55,727 2.0%
8   Bob Hampton 37,427 1.4%
9   Ray Caplette 31,865 1.2%
10   William Wertz 30,795 1.1% $210,870
11   May Chote 30,743 1.1%
    Other 10 0.0%  
TOTAL VOTES 2,748,775