1982Final results
1982 election for California Senate District 8
California State Senate · California
John F. Foran (D) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Leanne C. Guth (R) by 49.6 points.
John F. ForanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.0%124,892
Leanne C. GuthRepublican
23.4%40,019
Michael E. MayakisLibertarian
3.6%6,196
171,107 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