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1982 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

Robert T. Matsui won the 1982 California U.S. House District 3 Election. Robert T. Matsui received 194,680 popular votes (89.63%). The main challenger was Bruce A. Daniel (7.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Matsui and Daniel

Matsui +82.2 pts · won by 178,458 votes
Robert T. MatsuiDemocraticWINNER89.63%
194,680 votes
Bruce A. DanielLibertarian7.47%
16,222 votes
John C. Reigerpeace and freedom2.9%
6,294 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.