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1982 California U.S. House District 40 Election

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Who won the 1982 California U.S. House District 40 Election?

Robert E. Badham won the 1982 California U.S. House District 40 Election. Robert E. Badham received 144,228 popular votes (71.54%). The main challenger was Paul Haseman (26.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Badham and Haseman

Badham +45.5 pts · won by 91,682 votes
Robert E. BadhamRepublicanWINNER71.54%
144,228 votes
Paul HasemanDemocratic26.06%
52,546 votes
Maxine Bell Quirkpeace and freedom2.39%
4,826 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.