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1982 California U.S. House District 38 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 38 Election?

Jerry M. Patterson won the 1982 California U.S. House District 38 Election. Jerry M. Patterson received 73,914 popular votes (52.35%). The main challenger was William F. Dohr (43.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Patterson and Dohr

Patterson +9.0 pts · won by 12,635 votes
Jerry M. PattersonDemocraticWINNER52.35%
73,914 votes
William F. DohrRepublican43.4%
61,279 votes
Anita K. BarrLibertarian4.24%
5,989 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.