1982Final results
1982 election for California Senate District 18
California State Senate · California
Gary K. Hart (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Charles R. Imbrecht (R) by 4.3 points.
Gary K. HartDemocrat · winner
51.3%108,678
Charles R. ImbrechtRepublican
47.0%99,540
H. Bruce DriscollLibertarian
1.7%3,541
211,759 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