1982Final results
1982 election for California Senate District 28
California State Senate · California
Diane Watson (D) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Oscar Wright (R) by 49.2 points.
Diane WatsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.6%132,903
Oscar WrightRepublican
25.4%45,282
178,185 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