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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 47

California State Assembly · California

Teresa Hughes (D) won with 88.5% of the vote, defeating Gregory R. Dahlin (R) by 76.9 points.

Teresa HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.5%42,305
11.5%5,514
47,819 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+66.11976D+70.41978D+71.01980D+76.91982D+74.11984D+78.31986

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