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 Democratic Governor Jerry Brown and several minor candidates.
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 a wide margin.
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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 Democratic Governor Jerry Brown and several minor candidates 1982 United States Senate election in California 1976 November 2 1982 1988 Nominee Pete Wilson Jerry BrownParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 4 022 565 3 494 968Percentage 51 4 44 8 County results Wilson 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Brown 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionS I HayakawaRepublican Elected U S Senator Pete WilsonRepublican Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Campaign 3 2 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesRepublican primary EditCandidates Edit 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 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 AssemblymanResults Edit 1982 Republican U S Senate primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Pete Wilson 851 292 37 54 Republican Pete McCloskey 577 267 25 46 Republican Barry Goldwater Jr 408 308 18 01 Republican Bob Dornan 181 970 8 03 Republican Maureen Reagan 118 326 5 22 Republican John G Schmitz 48 267 2 13 Republican Ted Bruinsma 37 762 1 67 Republican William Shockley 8 308 0 37 Republican Rafael D Cortes 8 064 0 36 Republican John Hickey 7 737 0 34 Republican Robert K Booher 7 546 0 33 Republican Edison McDaniels 6 945 0 31 Republican William H Pemberton 5 760 0 25 Democratic May Chote write in 15 0 00 Total votes 2 267 577 100 00 Democratic primary EditCandidates Edit 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 and public intellectual Daniel K Whitehurst Mayor of FresnoResults Edit 1982 Democratic U S Senate primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Edmund G Jerry Brown Jr 1 392 660 50 67 Democratic Gore Vidal 415 366 15 11 Democratic Paul B Carpenter 415 198 15 11 Democratic Daniel K Whitehurst 167 574 6 10 Democratic Richard Morgan 94 908 3 45 Democratic Tom Metzger 76 502 2 78 Democratic Walter R Buchanan 55 727 2 03 Democratic Bob Hampton 37 427 1 36 Democratic Raymond RayJ Caplette 31 865 1 16 Democratic William F Wertz 30 795 1 12 Democratic May Chote 30 743 1 12 Democratic Daniel Fallon write in 6 0 00 Democratic Aristotle Scoledes write in 4 0 00 Total votes 2 748 775 100 0General election EditCampaign Edit 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 a wide margin Results Edit General election results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Pete Wilson 4 022 565 51 5 Democratic Jerry Brown 3 494 968 44 8 Libertarian Joseph Fuhrig 107 720 1 4 Peace and Freedom David Wald 96 388 1 2 American Independent Theresa Dietrich 83 809 1 1 Independent Thomas Kendall Write In 36 0 0 Independent Ben Leonik Write In 34 0 0 Republican holdSee also Edit1982 United States Senate electionsReferences Edit CA US Senate D Primary OurCampaigns Retrieved 12 November 2019 Our Campaigns CA US Senate D Primary Race Jun 08 1982 Our 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