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1982 California U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 20 Election?

William M. Thomas won the 1982 California U.S. House District 20 Election. William M. Thomas received 123,312 popular votes (68.1%). The main challenger was Robert J. Bethea (31.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Thomas and Bethea

Thomas +36.2 pts · won by 65,543 votes
William M. ThomasRepublicanWINNER68.1%
123,312 votes
Robert J. BetheaDemocratic31.9%
57,769 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.