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1982 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Charles Chip Pashayan Jr. won the 1982 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Charles Chip Pashayan Jr. received 80,271 popular votes (54.01%). The main challenger was Gene Tackett (45.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Tackett

Jr. +8.0 pts · won by 11,907 votes
Charles Chip Pashayan Jr.RepublicanWINNER54.01%
80,271 votes
Gene TackettDemocratic45.99%
68,364 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.