1982Final results
1982 election for California Assembly District 8
California State Assembly · California
Don Sebastiani (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Louis J. Gentile (D) by 19.8 points.
Don SebastianiRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%72,356
Louis J. GentileDemocrat
40.1%48,404
120,760 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