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1982 California U.S. House District 28 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 28 Election?

Julian C. Dixon won the 1982 California U.S. House District 28 Election. Julian C. Dixon received 103,469 popular votes (78.89%). The main challenger was David Goerz (18.66%).

See the full head-to-head between Dixon and Goerz

Dixon +60.2 pts · won by 78,996 votes
Julian C. DixonDemocraticWINNER78.89%
103,469 votes
David GoerzRepublican18.66%
24,473 votes
David W. MeleneyLibertarian2.45%
3,210 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.