1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for California Assembly District 71
California State Assembly · California
Doris Allen (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Chester B. Wray (D) by 6.8 points.
Doris AllenRepublican · winner
51.6%48,103
Chester B. WrayDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%41,734
Charles F. BarrLibertarian
3.6%3,352
93,189 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