1982Final results
1982 election for California Senate District 2
California State Senate · California
Barry Keene (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Maher (R) by 20.5 points.
Barry KeeneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%122,176
Bill MaherRepublican
38.5%79,790
Charles GarthLibertarian
2.5%5,192
207,158 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