1982Final results
1982 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Pete Chacon (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Gary Gahn (R) by 38.8 points.
Pete ChaconDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%44,373
Gary GahnRepublican
30.6%19,562
63,935 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