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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 54

California State Assembly · California

Frank Vicencia (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Janice Lynch (R) by 32.2 points.

Frank VicenciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%50,121
Janice LynchRepublican
32.6%25,191
Earl R. TurnerPeace and Freedom
2.6%2,047
77,359 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+56.51976D+56.41978D+57.21980D+32.21982D+29.61984R+3.81986

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

The candidates

Frank Vicencia (D)Janice Lynch (R)

Also on the ballot: Earl R. Turner (Peace and Freedom), 2.6%