1982Final results
1982 election for California Senate District 38
California State Senate · California
William A. Craven (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Daniel F. Kripke (D) by 32.6 points.
William A. CravenRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%143,585
Daniel F. KripkeDemocrat
32.4%71,554
Dick RiderLibertarian
2.7%5,937
221,076 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