1982Final results
1982 election for California Assembly District 5
California State Assembly · California
Jean Moorhead (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Peggy Grenz (R) by 14.1 points.
Jean MoorheadDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.1%65,522
Peggy GrenzRepublican
41.1%48,810
Eric PhelpsLibertarian
3.8%4,527
118,859 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET