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1982 California U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 2 Election?

Eugene A. Chappie won the 1982 California U.S. House District 2 Election. Eugene A. Chappie received 116,172 popular votes (57.91%). The main challenger was John Newmeyer (40.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Chappie and Newmeyer

Chappie +17.4 pts · won by 34,858 votes
Eugene A. ChappieRepublicanWINNER57.91%
116,172 votes
John NewmeyerDemocratic40.53%
81,314 votes
Howard Fegarskypeace and freedom1.56%
3,126 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.