1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 California State Senate election results, district by district
Every California State Senate district in the 1982 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 15
Races20
Changed party0
Unopposed10%2 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 16 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Barry Keene (D) | 20.5 | |
| SD-4 | James W. Nielsen (R) | 25.7 | |
| SD-6 | Leroy F. Greene (D) | 8.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-8 | John F. Foran (D) | 49.6 | |
| SD-10 | Bill Lockyer (D) | 15.6 | |
| SD-12 | Dan McCorquodale (D) | 1.9 | |
| SD-14 | Ken Maddy (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Walter W. Stiern (D) | 10.6 | |
| SD-18 | Gary K. Hart (D) | 4.3 | |
| SD-20 | Alan Robbins (D) | 12.1 | |
| SD-22 | Herschel Rosenthal (D) | 31.6 | |
| SD-24 | Art Torres (D) | 46.6 | |
| SD-26 | Joseph B. Montoya (D) | 38.6 | |
| SD-28 | Diane Watson (D) | 49.2 | |
| SD-30 | Ralph C. Dills (D) | 43.9 | |
| SD-32 | Edward R. Royce (R) | 7.7 | |
| SD-34 | Ruben S. Ayala (D) | 33.8 | |
| SD-36 | Robert Presley (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-38 | William A. Craven (R) | 32.6 | |
| SD-40 | Wadie P. Deddeh (D) | 48.4 |
California State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner