1982 California Attorney General election

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1982 California Attorney General election
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  1978 November 2, 1982 1986  
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Nominee John Van de Kamp George Nicholson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote4,015,9533,141,996
Percentage52.8%41.3%

1982 California Attorney General election results map by county.svg
County results
Van de Kamp:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Nicholson:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election

George Deukmejian
Republican

Elected Attorney General

John Van de Kamp
Democratic

The 1982 California Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1982. Democratic nominee John Van de Kamp defeated Republican nominee George Nicholson with 52.83% of the vote.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 8, 1982. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Van de Kamp 1,579,838 62.68
Democratic Omer Rains 940,78637.32
Total votes2,520,624 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Nicholson 1,272,789 67.25
Republican M. David Stirling 619,87632.75
Total votes1,892,665 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1982 California Attorney General election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Van de Kamp 4,015,953 52.83%
Republican George Nicholson3,141,99641.33%
Libertarian Bartholomew "Bert" Lee265,0293.49%
Peace and Freedom Dan Siegel179,0552.36%
Majority873,957
Turnout 7,602,033
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Statement of Vote". Secretary of State of California. 1982. Retrieved May 28, 2021.