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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 22

California State Assembly · California

Ernest L. Konnyu (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Sutton (D) by 22.6 points.

Ernest L. KonnyuRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%67,145
SuttonDemocrat
36.7%41,587
Jeffrey D. SmithLibertarian
4.0%4,538
113,270 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

EvenR+31.41974R+9.51978R+16.91980R+22.61982R+27.71984R+13.21986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Ernest L. Konnyu (R)Sutton (D)

Also on the ballot: Jeffrey D. Smith (Libertarian), 4.0%