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1982 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

Douglas H. Bosco won the 1982 California U.S. House District 1 Election. Douglas H. Bosco received 107,749 popular votes (49.85%). The main challenger was Don H. Clausen (47.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Bosco and Clausen

Bosco +2.6 pts · won by 5,706 votes
Douglas H. BoscoDemocraticWINNER49.85%
107,749 votes
Don H. ClausenRepublican47.21%
102,043 votes
David RedickLibertarian2.95%
6,374 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.