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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 38

California State Assembly · California

Marian W. Lafollette (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Steven Charles Afriat (D) by 11.5 points.

Marian W. LafolletteRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%58,558
41.7%45,866
5.1%5,639
110,063 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+16.91976R+34.11978R+1.01980R+11.51982R+31.91984R+35.31986

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