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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 3

California State Assembly · California

Wally Herger (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Larry Miles (D) by 16.6 points.

Wally HergerRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%63,907
Larry MilesDemocrat
41.7%45,755
109,662 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+10.01976R+31.11978R+14.41980R+16.61982R+41.51984R+13.71986

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