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1982 California gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1982 California gubernatorial election
country	California
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1978 California gubernatorial election
previous_year	1978
next_election	1986 California gubernatorial election
next_year	1986
election_date	November 2, 1982
image1	George-Deukmejian-Official-Photo-Cropped (cropped).jpg
nominee1	George Deukmejian
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	3,881,014
percentage1	49.28%
image2	Tom Bradley, 1980.jpg
nominee2	Tom Bradley
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	3,787,669
percentage2	48.09%
map_image	1982 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	County results

title	Governor
before_election	Jerry Brown
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	George Deukmejian
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Deukmejian:
Bradley:

The 1982 California gubernatorial election occurred on November 2, 1982. The Republican nominee, Attorney General George Deukmejian, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. Incumbent Governor Jerry Brown did not seek reelection to a third consecutive term; he later successfully ran again in 2010 and 2014.

Primary election

In the Democratic primary, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley easily defeated State Senator John Garamendi and Mario G. Obledo. On the Republican side, it was a two-man race between Lieutenant Governor Mike Curb and Attorney General George Deukmejian. Deukmejian won the primary with nearly 55% of the vote.

Republican Party

Democratic Party

American Independent Party

Libertarian Party

Peace and Freedom Party

General election

Early indications were that it would be a close race but as the campaign went on, Bradley slowly increased his lead in the polls. Despite this, the outcome was still in doubt as election night wore on. A large late surge of absentee ballots (many from conservative Orange County and Deukmejian's home area of Long Beach) helped tip the balance in his favor. The incorrect polling numbers led to the theory — later dubbed "the Bradley effect" — that a statistically significant number of voters had given inaccurate responses when questioned by pollsters.

Results by county

County	George Deukmejian
Republican	Tom Bradley
Democratic	Dan P. Dougherty
Libertarian	Elizabeth Martinez
Peace & Freedom	Jim Griffin
American Independent	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total	3,881,014	49.27%	3,787,669	48.09%	81,076	1.03%	70,327	0.89%	56,249	0.71%	93,345	1.19%	7,876,698
	Alameda		145,964		37.62%		225,578		58.91%		4,477		1.15%		5,845		1.51%		3,158		0.81%		-82,614		-21.29%		388,022
	Alpine		218		52.66%		185		44.69%		1		0.24%		3		0.72%		7		1.69%		33		7.97%		414
	Amador		6,251		61.19%		3,643		35.66%		88		0.86%		87		0.85%		146		1.43%		2,608		25.53%		10,215
	Butte		36,074		58.13%		23,734		38.25%		793		1.28%		813		1.31%		639		1.03%		12,340		19.89%		62,053
	Calaveras		6,277		61.63%		3,501		34.37%		157		1.54%		126		1.24%		124		1.22%		2,776		27.26%		10,185
	Colusa		3,036		62.95%		1,621		33.61%		53		1.10%		68		1.41%		45		0.93%		1,415		29.34%		4,823
	Contra Costa		126,460		49.83%		119,712		47.17%		3,167		1.25%		2,249		0.89%		2,200		0.87%		6,748		2.66%		253,788
	Del Norte		3,355		51.32%		2,934		44.88%		72		1.10%		107		1.64%		70		1.07%		421		6.44%		6,538
	El Dorado		20,591		59.37%		12,999		37.48%		423		1.22%		284		0.82%		383		1.10%		7,592		21.89%		34,680
	Fresno		80,171		52.59%		68,623		45.01%		1,468		0.96%		1,213		0.80%		978		0.64%		11,548		7.57%		152,453
	Glenn		5,492		67.49%		2,398		29.47%		79		0.97%		43		0.53%		126		1.55%		3,094		38.02%		8,138
	Humboldt		21,609		45.38%		23,991		50.38%		622		1.31%		748		1.57%		653		1.37%		-2,382		-5.00%		47,623
	Imperial		10,272		51.40%		9,133		45.70%		140		0.70%		204		1.02%		237		1.19%		1,139		5.70%		19,986
	Inyo		5,008		63.87%		2.599		33.15%		88		1.12%		65		0.83%		81		1.03%		2,409		30.72%		7,841
	Kern		70,095		55.30%		53,799		42.44%		935		0.74%		859		0.68%		1,065		0.84%		16,296		12.86%		126,753
	Kings		9,938		54.64%		7,718		42.43%		140		0.77%		176		0.97%		217		1.19%		2,220		12.21%		18,189
	Lake		8,867		53.24%		7,143		42.89%		233		1.40%		184		1.10%		227		1.36%		1,724		10.35%		16,654
	Lassen		4,472		56.64%		3,003		38.03%		133		1.68%		72		0.91%		216		2.74%		1,469		18.60%		7,896
	Los Angeles		1,024,946		45.67%		1,173,149		52.27%		16,794		0.75%		18,163		0.81%		11,184		0.50%		-148,203		-6.60%		2,244,236
	Madera		10,334		54.57%		7,889		41.66%		312		1.65%		152		0.80%		250		1.32%		2,445		12.91%		18,937
	Marin		42,260		42.83%		52,534		53.24%		2,371		2.40%		1,066		1.08%		437		0.44%		-10,274		-10.41%		98,668
	Mariposa		3,255		56.39%		2,324		40.26%		64		1.11%		60		1.04%		69		1.20%		931		16.13%		5,772
	Mendocino		12.398		46.82%		12,786		48.29%		422		1.59%		519		1.96%		353		1.33%		-388		-1.47%		26,478
	Merced		17,477		52.62%		14,649		44.10%		467		1.41%		261		0.79%		362		1.09%		2,828		8.51%		33,216
	Modoc		2,599		68.83%		995		26.35%		64		1.69%		34		0.90%		84		2.22%		1,604		42.48%		3,776
	Mono		1,977		59.58%		1,249		37.64%		26		0.78%		34		1.02%		32		0.96%		728		21.94%		3,318
	Monterey		37,493		47.78%		38,301		48.81%		958		1.22%		1,067		1.36%		656		0.84%		-808		-1.03%		78,475
	Napa		21,812		54.20%		17,042		42.34%		494		1.23%		454		1.13%		445		1.11%		4,770		11.85%		40,247
	Nevada		14,753		56.80%		10,262		39.51%		499		1.92%		234		0.90%		226		0.87%		4,491		17.29%		25,974
	Orange		422,878		61.44%		252,572		36.70%		5,965		0.87%		3,346		0.49%		3,537		0.51%		170,306		24.74%		688,298
	Placer		28,082		55.47%		20,832		41.15%		737		1.46%		425		0.84%		548		1.08%		7,250		14.32%		50,624
	Plumas		4,237		53.53%		3,355		42.39%		161		2.03%		61		0.77%		101		1.28%		882		11.14%		7,915
	Riverside		119,680		53.27%		100,370		44.68%		1,524		0.68%		1,538		0.68%		1,535		0.68%		19,310		8.60%		224,647
	Sacramento		171,176		52.35%		146,167		44.70%		4,114		1.26%		2,820		0.86%		2,705		0.83%		25,009		7.65%		326,982
	San Benito		3,608		46.67%		3,782		48.92%		167		2.16%		75		0.97%		99		1.28%		-174		-2.25%		7,731
	San Bernardino		144,096		53.29%		119,185		44.08%		2,393		0.88%		1,997		0.74%		2,727		1.01%		24,911		9.21%		270,398
	San Diego		330,037		52.76%		279,113		44.62%		6,642		1.06%		5,043		0.81%		4,681		0.75%		50,924		8.14%		625,516
	San Francisco		69,478		30.43%		151,769		66.47%		2,829		1.24%		3,218		1.41%		1,040		0.46%		-82,291		-36.04%		228,334
	San Joaquin		65,583		60.06%		40,002		36.63%		1,348		1.23%		994		0.91%		1.265		1.16%		25,581		23.43%		109,192
	San Luis Obispo		33,457		52.94%		28,417		44.96%		556		0.88%		383		0.61%		388		0.61%		5,040		7.97%		63,201
	San Mateo		99,527		46.36%		108,374		50.48%		2,977		1.39%		1,948		0.91%		1,843		0.86%		-8,847		-4.12%		214,669
	Santa Barbara		55,682		48.33%		57,164		49.62%		988		0.86%		801		0.70%		568		0.49%		-1,482		-1.29%		115,203
	Santa Clara		180,232		43.96%		216,781		52.87%		5,983		1.46%		3,858		0.94%		3,163		0.77%		-36,549		-8.91%		410,017
	Santa Cruz		29,545		38.09%		44,282		57.09%		1,221		1.57%		1,940		2.50%		577		0.74%		-14,737		-19.00%		77,565
	Shasta		26,902		57.61%		18,053		38.66%		707		1.51%		394		0.84%		642		1.37%		8,849		18.95%		46,698
	Sierra		914		48.33%		907		47.96%		24		1.27%		20		1.06%		26		1.37%		7		0.37%		1,891
	Siskiyou		9,457		58.40%		6,009		37.11%		259		1.60%		188		1.16%		281		1.74%		3,448		21.29%		16,194
	Solano		36,968		50.31%		33,997		46.26%		979		1.33%		706		0.96%		837		1.14%		2,971		4.04%		73,487
	Sonoma		55,968		45.10%		63,542		51.20%		1,735		1.40%		1,747		1.41%		1,115		0.90%		-7,574		-6.10%		124,107
	Stanislaus		43,639		55.94%		32,276		41.38%		687		0.88%		648		0.83%		758		0.97%		11,363		14.57%		78,008
	Sutter		10,753		63.33%		5,660		33.33%		184		1.08%		235		1.38%		148		0.87%		5,093		29.99%		16,980
	Tehama		9,628		58.55%		6,134		37.30%		250		1.52%		145		0.88%		288		1.75%		3,494		21.25%		16,445
	Trinity		3,100		53.95%		2,351		40.92%		112		1.95%		66		1.15%		117		2.04%		749		13.04%		5,746
	Tulare		38,901		56.69%		28,330		41.29%		415		0.60%		501		0.73%		470		0.68%		10,571		15.41%		68,617
	Tuolumne		8,716		56.84%		6,107		39.82%		160		1.04%		148		0.97%		204		1.33%		2,609		17.01%		15,335
	Ventura		99,130		55.22%		76,094		42.39%		1,782		0.99%		1,290		0.72%		1,228		0.68%		23,036		12.83%		179,524
	Yolo		19,227		42.99%		24,150		54.00%		485		1.08%		445		1.00%		415		0.93%		-4,923		-11.01%		44,722
	Yuba		6,959		53.77%		5,400		41.73%		152		1.17%		157		1.21%		273		2.11%		1,559		12.05%		12,941

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Alpine
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Contra Costa
El Dorado
Fresno
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Madera
Marin
Mariposa
Merced
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Solano
Stanislaus
Tehama
Trinity
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yuba

Notes

References

California Secretary of State. "Statement of Vote Primary Election June 8, 1982".
California Secretary of State. "Statement of Vote General Election, November 2, 1982".

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