1982Final results
1982 election for California Assembly District 12
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bates (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Gerti B. Thomas (R) by 48.7 points.
Tom BatesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%95,875
Gerti B. ThomasRepublican
24.0%31,697
Emma MarPeace and Freedom
3.2%4,285
131,857 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET