1982 California Attorney General election

The 1982 California Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1982. Democratic nominee John Van de Kamp defeated Republican nominee George Nicholson with 52.83% of the vote.

1982 California Attorney General election

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Nominee John Van de Kamp George Nicholson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 4,015,953 3,141,996
Percentage 52.8% 41.3%

County results
Van de Kamp:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Nicholson:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election

George Deukmejian
Republican

Elected Attorney General

John Van de Kamp
Democratic

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on June 8, 1982.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Van de Kamp 1,579,838 62.68
Democratic Omer Rains 940,786 37.32
Total votes 2,520,624 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Nicholson 1,272,789 67.25
Republican M. David Stirling 619,876 32.75
Total votes 1,892,665 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

  • John Van de Kamp, Democratic
  • George Nicholson, Republican

Other candidates

  • Bartholomew "Bert" Lee, Libertarian
  • Dan Siegel, Peace and Freedom

Results

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1982 California Attorney General election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Van de Kamp 4,015,953 52.83%
Republican George Nicholson 3,141,996 41.33%
Libertarian Bartholomew "Bert" Lee 265,029 3.49%
Peace and Freedom Dan Siegel 179,055 2.36%
Majority 873,957
Turnout 7,602,033
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Statement of Vote". Secretary of State of California. 1982. Retrieved May 28, 2021.