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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 68

California State Assembly · California

Steve Clute (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating John Stanton (R) by 7.5 points.

Steve CluteDemocrat · winner
53.8%44,945
John StantonRepublican
46.2%38,659
83,604 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+23.11976D+12.51978D+24.11980D+7.51982D+5.01984D+1.91986

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