1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for California Assembly District 65
California State Assembly · California
Charles Bader (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Cramer (D) by 5.3 points.
Charles BaderRepublican · winner
52.6%37,147
Jim CramerDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%33,421
70,568 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