1982 California gubernatorial election County results
Deukmejian: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Bradley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
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; he later successfully ran again in 2010 and 2014 .
Primary election summary [ edit ] In the Democratic primary, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley easily defeated State Senator John Garamendi and Mario G. Obledo . 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.
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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