1982 California gubernatorial election: Difference between revisions

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==General election==

Early indications were that it would be a close race but as the campaign went on, Bradley slowly increased his lead in the polls. Despite this, the outcome was still in doubt as election night wore on. A large late surge of absentee ballots (many from conservative [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] and Deukmejian's home area of [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]) helped tip the balance in his favor. The incorrect polling numbers led to the theory — later dubbed "the [[Bradley effect]]" — that a statistically significant number of voters had given inaccurate responses when questioned by pollsters.

 

|candidate = [[George Deukmejian]]

|votes = 3,881,014

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|candidate = [[Tom Bradley (American politician)|Tom Bradley]]

|votes = 3,787,669

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|party = Libertarian Party of California

|candidate = Dan P. Dougherty

|votes = 81,076

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|party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)

|votes = 70,327

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|party = American Independent Party

|candidate = Jim Griffin

|votes = 56,249

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|winner = California Republican Party

|loser = California Democratic Party

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{{Election box end}}

 

===Results by county===

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