1982 California Gubernatorial Election

California · 2 candidates · See every 1982 Governor race

Who won the 1982 California Gubernatorial Election?

George Deukmejian won the 1982 California Gubernatorial Election. George Deukmejian received 3,881,014 popular votes (49.28%). The main challenger was Tom Bradley (48.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Deukmejian and Bradley

Deukmejian +1.2 pts · won by 93,345 votes
3,881,014 votes
3,787,669 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.