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Early indications were that it would be a close race but as the campaign went on, Bradley slowly increased his lead in the polls. He seemed on his way to victory when, in the last week of the campaign, he released a negative ad that appeared to indirectly tie Deukmejian to the [[Watergate Scandal]] of which he had nothing to do with. The ad was not well received and the polls indicated the race was getting closer. Still, on election day, most news agencies (notably CBS' Teichner Poll) tabbed Bradley as the winner. The pollsters underestimated the impact of the Armenian vote, espcially from the Fresno area (generally a Republican stronghold). As election night wore on, the issue was still in doubt. A large late surge of absentee ballots (many from conservative Orange County and Deukmejian's home area of Long Beach) tipped the balance in his favor. |
Early indications were that it would be a close race but as the campaign went on, Bradley slowly increased his lead in the polls. He seemed on his way to victory when, in the last week of the campaign, he released a negative ad that appeared to indirectly tie Deukmejian to the [[Watergate Scandal]] of which he had nothing to do with. The ad was not well received and the polls indicated the race was getting closer. Still, on election day, most news agencies (notably CBS' Teichner Poll) tabbed Bradley as the winner. The pollsters underestimated the impact of the Armenian vote, espcially from the Fresno area (generally a Republican stronghold). Also, the minor 3rd party candidates took away precious votes from Bradley. As election night wore on, the issue was still in doubt. A large late surge of absentee ballots (many from conservative Orange County and Deukmejian's home area of Long Beach) tipped the balance in his favor. |
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Revision as of 21:18, 27 August 2008
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California gubernatorial election, 1982
Primary Election Summary
In the Democratic primary, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley easily defeated state assemblyman John Garamendi. On the Republican side, it was a two man race between California Lieutenant Governor Mike Curb and state Attorney General George Deukmejian. Deukmejian won the primary with nearly 55% of the vote.
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. He seemed on his way to victory when, in the last week of the campaign, he released a negative ad that appeared to indirectly tie Deukmejian to the Watergate Scandal of which he had nothing to do with. The ad was not well received and the polls indicated the race was getting closer. Still, on election day, most news agencies (notably CBS' Teichner Poll) tabbed Bradley as the winner. The pollsters underestimated the impact of the Armenian vote, espcially from the Fresno area (generally a Republican stronghold). Also, the minor 3rd party candidates took away precious votes from Bradley. As election night wore on, the issue was still in doubt. A large late surge of absentee ballots (many from conservative Orange County and Deukmejian's home area of Long Beach) tipped the balance in his favor.
There was a 70% voter turnout for this election.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Deukmejian | Republican | 3,881,014 | 49.3 |
| Tom Bradley | Democratic | 3,787,669 | 48.1 |
| Dan P. Dougherty | Libertarian | 81,076 | 1.0 |
| Elizabeth Martinez | Peace and Freedom | 70,327 | 0.9 |
| Jim Griffin | American Independent | 56,249 | 0.7 |
| 7,876,515 |
- Bradley was ahead in the counting until the absentee votes came in when they leaned towards Deukmejian [1].
Primaries
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Deukmejian | Republican | 4,087,451 | 51 |
| Tom Bradley | Democrat | 2,675,005 | 62 |
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