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1982Final results

1982 election for California Assembly District 80

California State Assembly · California

Steve Peace (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Don Perry (R) by 5.5 points.

Steve PeaceDemocrat · winner
52.8%52,630
Don PerryRepublican
47.2%47,136
99,766 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+48.21976D+41.21978D+25.51980D+5.51982D+30.31986D+19.71988

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