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1982 California U.S. House District 37 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 37 Election?

Al McCandless won the 1982 California U.S. House District 37 Election. Al McCandless received 105,065 popular votes (59.07%). The main challenger was Curtis R. Sam Cross (38.52%).

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McCandless +20.5 pts · won by 36,555 votes
Al McCandlessRepublicanWINNER59.07%
105,065 votes
Curtis R. Sam CrossDemocratic38.52%
68,510 votes
Marc R. WrubleLibertarian2.42%
4,297 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.