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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 36

California State Assembly · California

Tom McClintock (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Harriet Kosmo Henson (D) by 11.8 points.

Tom McClintockRepublican · winner
55.9%60,702
44.1%47,932
108,634 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+8.91976R+33.71978R+39.71980R+11.81982R+43.01984R+48.41986

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