1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for California Senate District 6
California State Senate · California
Leroy F. Greene (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating John Doolittle (R) by 8.6 points.
Leroy F. GreeneDemocrat · winner
53.2%135,336
John DoolittleRepublican · incumbent
44.6%113,444
Philip L. SawyerPeace and Freedom
2.3%5,776
254,556 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