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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 37

California State Assembly · California

Cathie Wright (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating C. W. Stine (D) by 17.3 points.

Cathie WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%55,849
C. W. StineDemocrat
38.7%38,574
Susan R. DownesLibertarian
5.3%5,329
99,752 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+9.41976R+42.61978R+23.21980R+17.31982R+50.81986R+48.01988

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