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1982 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Phillip Burton won the 1982 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Phillip Burton received 103,268 popular votes (57.91%). The main challenger was Milton Marks (40.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Burton and Marks

Burton +17.4 pts · won by 31,129 votes
Phillip BurtonDemocraticWINNER57.91%
103,268 votes
Milton MarksRepublican40.46%
72,139 votes
Justin RaimondoLibertarian1.63%
2,904 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.