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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 25

California State Assembly · California

Rusty Areias (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating R. Edwin Norris (R) by 30.4 points.

Rusty AreiasDemocrat · winner
63.9%48,949
R. Edwin NorrisRepublican
33.5%25,677
Mark HinkleLibertarian
2.6%1,983
76,609 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+50.71974D+60.41976D+30.71978D+30.41982D+44.31986D+51.31988

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

The candidates

Rusty Areias (D)R. Edwin Norris (R)

Also on the ballot: Mark Hinkle (Libertarian), 2.6%