1982Final results
1982 election for California Senate District 4
California State Senate · California
James W. Nielsen (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating O. H. Zeff (D) by 25.7 points.
James W. NielsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%145,640
O. H. ZeffDemocrat
35.6%84,565
Robert J. BurnsideLibertarian
3.1%7,317
237,522 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