1982Final results
1982 election for California Senate District 34
California State Senate · California
Ruben S. Ayala (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Dean L. Kurtz (R) by 33.8 points.
Ruben S. AyalaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%101,708
Dean L. KurtzRepublican
33.1%50,320
152,028 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