1982 United States Senate election in California

none March 2026 September 2023 1982 United States Senate election in California California presidential no 1976 United States Senate election in California 1976 1988 United States Senate election in California 1988 November 2, 1982 150x150px File:Mayor Wilson.jpg Pete Wilson Republican Party (United States) 4,022,565 51.54% Jerry Brown, 1980.jpg Jerry Brown Democratic Party (United States) 3,494,968 44.78% 1982 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg 300px County resultsWilson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Brown: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator S. I. Hayakawa Republican Party (United States) Pete Wilson Republican Party (United States) The 1982 United States Senate election in California took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator S. I. Hayakawa decided to retire after one term. Republican Pete Wilson, the mayor of San Diego, won Hayakawa's open seat over the Democratic candidate, incumbent and future Governor Jerry Brown, and several minor candidates. Republican primary Candidates Robert K. Booher Ted Bruinsma, president of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Rafael D. Cortes Bob Dornan, U.S. Representative from Garden Grove Barry Goldwater Jr., U.S. Representative from Woodland Hills and son of U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater John Hickey Pete McCloskey, U.S. Representative from Woodside and 1972 presidential candidate Edison P. McDaniels William H. Pemberton Maureen Reagan, daughter of President Ronald Reagan John G. Schmitz, State Senator from Corona del Mar, former U.S. Representative, and American Independent nominee for president in 1972 William B. Shockley, recipient of the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics Pete Wilson, mayor of San Diego and former Assemblyman Withdrew S.I. Hayakawa, incumbent Senator since 1977Turner Wallace 1982-01-31 HAYAKAWA ABANDONS RACE FOR A SECOND TERM IN SENATOR en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/31/us/hayakawa-abandons-race-for-a-second-term-in-senator.html live 2023-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150524130609/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/31/us/hayakawa-abandons-race-for-a-second-term-in-senator.html 2015-05-24 0362-4331 Campaign Incumbent Senator S.I. Hayakawa became a somewhat controversial figure due to his propensity for off-color statements and for his tendency to doze off in meetings, earning him the nickname "Sleeping Sam".Shafer Scott 2023-02-08 Long Before Feinstein, Another California Senator Faced Questions About Mental Fitness https://www.kqed.org/news/11940460/long-before-feinstein-another-california-senator-faced-questions-about-mental-fitness live https://web.archive.org/web/20230209030655/https://www.kqed.org/news/11940460/long-before-feinstein-another-california-senator-faced-questions-about-mental-fitness 2023-02-09 2023-10-05 KQED en-us As a result, Hayakawa had a high unfavorability rating of 57%.1981-11-09 Brown, Goldwater lead Senate Poll 1 Lodi News-Sentinel UPI https://books.google.com/books?id=E-MzAAAAIBAJ&dq=s+i+hayakawa+pete+mccloskey&pg=PA1&article_id=4111,902913 2023-10-05 In spite of this, Hayakawa initially made clear his intent to run for re-election in spite of any potential challenges.1981-02-10 Hayakawa To Seek Re-Election 18 The Press-Courier Associated Press https://books.google.com/books?id=mRBKAAAAIBAJ&dq=s+i+hayakawa+re-election&pg=PA10&article_id=4281,2466896 2023-10-05 However, Hayakawa trailed in polls badly,Wagman Robert J. 1981-12-05 Political season starts early in California 4 The Argus-Press https://books.google.com/books?id=wUMiAAAAIBAJ&dq=s+i+hayakawa+primaRY+CHALLENGERS&pg=PA3&article_id=4546,2989302 2023-10-05 and at one point saw his funds dwindle down to less than $40,000.1981-11-08 Senator fires aide for lack of money 11A Star-News Associated Press https://books.google.com/books?id=eLcsAAAAIBAJ&dq=s+i+hayakawa+re-election&pg=PA6&article_id=5702,1579453 2023-10-05 In spite of earlier promises not to, Hayakawa announced his withdrawal from the race on January 31, 1982. Results thumb|Results by county: Wilson #fdeeee 20–30% #fbdedd 30–40% #f1b4b2 40–50% #ed8783 50–60% McCloskey #d8f3ea 30–40% #a8dccb 40–50% #7bc7ae 50–60% Goldwater #f8f2de 20–30% #f0e6be 30–40% |center 1982 Republican U.S. Senate primary CA US Senate – D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=382924 OurCampaigns 12 November 2019 Republican Party (United States) Pete Wilson 851,292 37.54% Republican Party (United States) Pete McCloskey 577,267 25.46% Republican Party (United States) Barry Goldwater Jr. 408,308 18.01% Republican Party (United States) Bob Dornan 181,970 8.03% Republican Party (United States) Maureen Reagan 118,326 5.22% Republican Party (United States) John G. Schmitz 48,267 2.13% Republican Party (United States) Ted Bruinsma 37,762 1.67% Republican Party (United States) William Shockley 8,308 0.37% Republican Party (United States) Rafael D. Cortes 8,064 0.36% Republican Party (United States) John Hickey 7,737 0.34% Republican Party (United States) Robert K. Booher 7,546 0.33% Republican Party (United States) Edison McDaniels 6,945 0.31% Republican Party (United States) William H. Pemberton 5,760 0.25% Democratic Party (United States) May Chote (write-in) 15 0.00% 2,267,577 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Jerry Brown, Governor of California Walter R. Buchanan, perennial candidate Raymond Caplette Paul B. Carpenter, State Senator from Cypress and psychologist May Chote, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1976 Bob Hampton Tom Metzger, former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and nominee for U.S. Representative in 1980 Richard Morgan, candidate for Senate in 1980 William F. Wertz, follower of Lyndon LaRouche Gore Vidal, writer, public intellectual and grandson of former Oklahoma senator Thomas Gore Daniel K. Whitehurst, Mayor of Fresno Results 1982 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37146 Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1982 Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Brown 1,392,660 50.67% Democratic Party (United States) Gore Vidal 415,366 15.11% Democratic Party (United States) Paul B. Carpenter 415,198 15.11% Democratic Party (United States) Daniel K. Whitehurst 167,574 6.10% Democratic Party (United States) Richard Morgan 94,908 3.45% Democratic Party (United States) Tom Metzger 76,502 2.78% Democratic Party (United States) Walter R. Buchanan 55,727 2.03% Democratic Party (United States) Bob Hampton 37,427 1.36% Democratic Party (United States) Raymond "RayJ" Caplette 31,865 1.16% Democratic Party (United States) William F. Wertz 30,795 1.12% Democratic Party (United States) May Chote 30,743 1.12% Democratic Party (United States) Daniel Fallon (write-in) 6 0.00% Democratic Party (United States) Aristotle Scoledes (write-in) 4 0.00% 2,748,775 100.0 General election Campaign Wilson was known as a fiscal conservative who supported Proposition 13, although he had opposed the measure while mayor of San Diego. However, Brown ran on his gubernatorial record of building the largest state budget surpluses in California history. Both Wilson and Brown were moderate-to-liberal on social issues, including support for abortion rights. The election was expected to be close, with Brown holding a slim lead in most of the polls leading up to Election Day. Wilson hammered away at Brown's appointment of California Chief Justice Rose Bird and used it to portray himself as tougher on crime than Brown. Brown's late entry into the 1980 Democratic presidential primary, after he had promised not to run, was also an issue. President Ronald Reagan made a number of visits to California late in the race to campaign for Wilson. Reagan quipped that the last thing that he wanted to see was both of his home state's U.S. Senate seats falling into Democrats' hands, especially if they were occupied by the man who had succeeded him as governor. Despite exit polls indicating a narrow Brown victory, Wilson won by 527,597 votes. Results General election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3757 Our Campaigns - CA US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982 Republican Party (United States) Pete Wilson 4,022,565 51.54% Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Brown 3,494,968 44.78% Libertarian Party (United States) Joseph Fuhrig 107,720 1.38% Peace and Freedom Party David Wald 96,388 1.23% American Independent Party Theresa Dietrich 83,809 1.07% Independent politician Thomas Kendall (write-in) 36 0.00% Independent politician Ben Leonik (write-in) 34 0.00% Republican Party (United States) Results by county County Pete WilsonRepublican Jerry BrownDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Alameda 144,195 37.3% 226,780 58.7% 19,665 4.0% -82,585 -21.4% 386,640 Alpine 235 58.2% 148 36.6% 21 5.2% 87 21.6% 404 Amador 5,861 57.7% 3,793 37.4% 496 4.9% 2,068 20.3% 10,150 Butte 38,803 62.8% 20,026 32.4% 2,989 4.8% 18,777 20.4% 61,818 Calaveras 5,623 59.1% 3,218 33.8% 678 7.1% 2,405 25.3% 9,519 Colusa 2,953 63.9% 1,435 31.1% 230 4.9% 1,518 32.8% 4,618 Contra Costa 131,875 52.3% 110,813 44.0% 9,352 3.7% 21,062 8.3% 252,040 Del Norte 3,917 62.7% 1,986 31.8% 349 5.6% 1,931 30.9% 6,252 El Dorado 20,454 59.4% 12,052 35.0% 1,932 5.6% 8,402 24.4% 34,438 Fresno 81,633 53.9% 64,412 42.5% 5,478 3.6% 17,221 11.4% 151,523 Glenn 5,692 70.8% 1,828 22.7% 520 6.5% 3,864 48.1% 8,040 Humboldt 25,019 53.0% 19,369 41.0% 2,858 6.0% 5,650 12.0% 47,246 Imperial 11,472 57.5% 7,602 38.1% 860 4.2% 3,870 19.4% 19,934 Inyo 5,244 67.4% 2,243 28.8% 297 3.8% 3,001 38.6% 7,784 Kern 75,613 60.1% 44,701 35.5% 5,460 4.4% 30,912 24.6% 125,774 Kings 10,149 56.2% 6,997 38.8% 907 5.0% 3,152 17.4% 18,053 Lake 8,988 54.6% 6,789 41.2% 697 4.2% 2,199 13.4% 16,474 Lassen 4,518 58.0% 2,754 35.3% 524 6.7% 1,764 22.7% 7,796 Los Angeles 1,037,174 46.6% 1,130,954 50.8% 59,872 2.7% -93,780 -4.2% 2,228,000 Madera 10,362 57.3% 6,847 37.9% 870 4.9% 3,515 19.4% 18,079 Marin 49,107 50.0% 44,933 45.8% 4,111 4.2% 4,174 4.2% 98,151 Mariposa 3,265 58.1% 2,054 36.5% 303 5.4% 1,211 21.6% 5,622 Mendocino 13,593 51.6% 11,100 42.1% 1,663 7.3% 2,493 9.5% 26,356 Merced 17,348 54.5% 12,814 40.3% 1,662 5.2% 4,534 14.2% 31,824 Modoc 2,431 66.5% 968 26.5% 254 7.0% 1,463 40.0% 3,653 Mono 2,108 63.8% 1,024 31.0% 170 5.2% 1,084 32.8% 3,302 Monterey 41,950 53.7% 32,595 41.7% 3,583 4.6% 9,355 12.0% 78,128 Napa 23,477 58.6% 14,549 36.3% 2,036 5.1% 8,928 22.3% 40,062 Nevada 15,527 59.9% 9,216 35.6% 1,159 4.5% 6,311 24.3% 25,902 Orange 445,803 65.7% 211,347 31.1% 21,589 3.3% 234,456 34.6% 678,739 Placer 28,059 55.7% 19,449 38.6% 2,875 5.7% 8,610 17.1% 50,383 Plumas 3,920 52.3% 3,013 40.2% 567 7.5% 907 15.1% 7,500 Riverside 127,934 57.3% 88,106 39.5% 7,068 3.1% 39,828 17.8% 223,108 Sacramento 161,453 49.5% 152,523 46.7% 12,293 3.8% 8,930 2.8% 326,269 San Benito 4,017 54.6% 2,975 40.5% 359 4.9% 1,042 14.1% 7,351 San Bernardino 150,054 56.2% 106,951 40.1% 9,898 3.7% 43,103 16.1% 266,903 San Diego 348,758 56.4% 242,135 39.1% 27,848 4.4% 106,623 17.3% 618,741 San Francisco 67,007 29.6% 152,196 67.3% 6,685 3.1% -85,189 -37.7% 226,188 San Joaquin 59,606 55.0% 44,199 40.8% 4,639 4.3% 15,407 14.2% 108,444 San Luis Obispo 37,681 60.1% 22,095 35.3% 2,880 4.7% 15,586 24.8% 62,656 San Mateo 103,493 49.2% 98,862 47.0% 8,204 3.8% 4,631 2.2% 210,559 Santa Barbara 62,854 55.0% 47,572 41.6% 3,850 3.3% 15,282 13.4% 114,276 Santa Clara 201,969 49.6% 187,805 46.1% 17,302 4.2% 14,164 3.5% 407,076 Santa Cruz 35,021 45.5% 37,287 48.4% 4,661 6.1% -2,266 -2.9% 76,969 Shasta 28,109 60.5% 16,071 34.6% 2,281 4.9% 12,038 25.9% 46,461 Sierra 952 51.3% 794 42.8% 108 5.8% 158 8.5% 1,854 Siskiyou 9,312 58.0% 5,640 35.1% 1,096 6.9% 3,672 22.9% 16,048 Solano 36,684 50.1% 32,967 45.0% 3,539 4.8% 3,717 5.1% 73,190 Sonoma 63,846 51.9% 53,248 43.2% 6,036 4.9% 10,598 8.7% 123,130 Stanislaus 40,874 54.4% 30,786 41.0% 3,433 4.5% 10,088 13.4% 75,093 Sutter 10,767 66.3% 4,709 29.0% 769 4.8% 6,058 37.3% 16,245 Tehama 10,105 61.9% 5,172 31.7% 1,038 6.4% 4,933 30.2% 16,315 Trinity 3,168 57.0% 1,945 35.0% 442 6.9% 1,223 22.0% 5,555 Tulare 41,896 61.4% 23,908 35.0% 2,442 4.6% 17,988 26.4% 68,246 Tuolumne 8,709 57.2% 5,698 37.4% 822 5.3% 3,011 19.8% 15,229 Ventura 104,972 58.9% 66,325 37.2% 6,830 3.9% 38,647 21.7% 178,127 Yolo 20,069 45.3% 22,034 49.7% 2,204 5.0% -1,965 -4.4% 44,307 Yuba 6,887 53.8% 5,156 40.3% 763 4.9% 1,731 13.5% 12,806Total4,022,56551.5%3,494,96844.8%288,0053.7%527,5976.7%7,805,538 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Humboldt Imperial Lassen Mendocino Merced Plumas Riverside Sierra Siskiyou Solano Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Santa Cruz See also 1982 United States Senate elections References Category:United States Senate elections in California California Senate Category:Jerry Brown