1982Final results
1982 election for California Assembly District 19
California State Assembly · California
Louis J. Papan (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Les Kelting (R) by 30.6 points.
Louis J. PapanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%56,060
Les KeltingRepublican
33.0%29,059
Mark PickensLibertarian
3.4%3,031
88,150 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