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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 23

California State Assembly · California

John Vasconcellos (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Pat Fowler (R) by 41.1 points.

John VasconcellosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%49,185
Pat FowlerRepublican
27.6%19,751
Ann JustiLibertarian
3.8%2,692
71,628 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

EvenD+8.01976D+24.71978D+21.91980D+41.11982D+39.01986D+34.41988

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

The candidates

John Vasconcellos (D)Pat Fowler (R)

Also on the ballot: Ann Justi (Libertarian), 3.8%