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1982 California U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 11 Election?

Tom Lantos won the 1982 California U.S. House District 11 Election. Tom Lantos received 109,812 popular votes (57.08%). The main challenger was Bill Royer (39.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Lantos and Royer

Lantos +17.3 pts · won by 33,350 votes
Tom LantosDemocraticWINNER57.08%
109,812 votes
Bill RoyerRepublican39.75%
76,462 votes
Chuck OlsonLibertarian1.52%
2,920 votes
Wilson Branchpeace and freedom1%
1,928 votes
Nicholas Waeil KudrovzeffIndependent0.65%
1,250 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.