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1982Final results

1982 election for California Senate District 12

California State Senate · California

Dan McCorquodale (D) won with 48.3% of the vote, defeating Dan Okeefe (R) by 1.9 points.

Dan McCorquodaleDemocrat · winner
48.3%79,457
Dan OkeefeRepublican
46.4%76,327
Jim WilsonLibertarian
5.2%8,613
164,397 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+22.21978D+1.91982D+12.01986D+18.21990R+2.11994R+9.11998

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