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1982 California U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 12 Election?

Ed Zschau won the 1982 California U.S. House District 12 Election. Ed Zschau received 115,365 popular votes (62.97%). The main challenger was Emmett Lynch (33.5%).

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Zschau +29.5 pts · won by 53,993 votes
Ed ZschauRepublicanWINNER62.97%
115,365 votes
Emmett LynchDemocratic33.5%
61,372 votes
Bill WhiteLibertarian3.53%
6,471 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.