1982Final results
1982 election for California Assembly District 59
California State Assembly · California
Charles M. Calderon (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating J. William Orozco (R) by 31.3 points.
Charles M. CalderonDemocrat · winner
64.0%48,177
J. William OrozcoRepublican
32.8%24,655
Carl M. SwinneyLibertarian
3.2%2,420
75,252 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