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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 50

California State Assembly · California

Curtis R. Tucker (D) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating Arthur Fernandas Thomas (R) by 60.7 points.

Curtis R. TuckerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.0%64,251
18.2%14,833
Steve KelleyLibertarian
2.8%2,279
81,363 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+43.11976D+42.11978D+52.11980D+60.71982D+59.01984D+58.81986

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

The candidates