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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 24

California State Assembly · California

Dominic L. Cortese (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Jack Sandoval (R) by 31.5 points.

Dominic L. CorteseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%51,373
Jack SandovalRepublican
32.1%25,929
Alice M. AgoginoLibertarian
4.4%3,560
80,862 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+23.41976D+32.81978D+1.21980D+31.51982D+26.71984D+30.81986

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

The candidates

Dominic L. Cortese (D)Jack Sandoval (R)

Also on the ballot: Alice M. Agogino (Libertarian), 4.4%