1982Final results
1982 election for California's 43rd District
U.S. House · California
ROY "PAT" ARCHER led; no source recorded a winner.
Write-ins and other votesOther party · leading
36.8%66,444
Roy "pat" ArcherDemocrat
32.1%57,995
Johnnie R. CreanRepublican
31.1%56,297
180,736 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Roy "pat" ArcherJohnnie R. Crean
$36.1K
Raised by the campaign
$807.5K
$36.1K
Spent by the campaign
$813.4K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 22, 1982; FEC, through Dec 31, 1982.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Nov 22, 1982