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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 46

California State Assembly · California

Mike Roos (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Harold P. Collins (R) by 41.0 points.

Mike RoosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%32,462
27.7%13,076
Charles TateLibertarian
3.6%1,725
47,263 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

EvenD+30.51976D+40.11978D+37.71980D+41.01982D+41.41984D+47.81986

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

The candidates

Mike Roos (D)Harold P. Collins (R)

Also on the ballot: Charles Tate (Libertarian), 3.6%