1982Final results
1982 election for California Senate District 16
California State Senate · California
Walter W. Stiern (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Ann Gutcher (R) by 10.6 points.
Walter W. StiernDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%94,983
Ann GutcherRepublican
44.7%76,751
171,734 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