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1982 California U.S. House District 34 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 34 Election?

Esteban Edward Torres won the 1982 California U.S. House District 34 Election. Esteban Edward Torres received 68,316 popular votes (57.24%). The main challenger was Paul R. Jackson (42.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Torres and Jackson

Torres +14.5 pts · won by 17,290 votes
Esteban Edward TorresDemocraticWINNER57.24%
68,316 votes
Paul R. JacksonRepublican42.76%
51,026 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.