1982Final results
1982 election for California Senate District 10
California State Senate · California
Bill Lockyer (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Gilbert R. Marguth Jr. (R) by 15.6 points.
Bill LockyerDemocrat · winner
57.8%105,813
Gilbert R. Marguth Jr.Republican
42.2%77,230
183,043 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