1982Final results
1982 election for California Assembly District 61
California State Assembly · California
Bill Leonard (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Gesa Maria Kearney (D) by 44.2 points.
Bill LeonardRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.1%71,301
Gesa Maria KearneyDemocrat
27.9%27,573
98,874 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