1982Final results
1982 election for California Assembly District 26
California State Assembly · California
Patrick Johnston (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Doug Carter (R) by 32.5 points.
Patrick JohnstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%57,205
Doug CarterRepublican
32.4%28,563
Deborah H. HornerLibertarian
2.8%2,495
88,263 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