June 21, 1983
Special Election
Special Election to fill vacancy caused by death of Congressman Phillip Burton.
| CD-05 | |||
| Gary Richard Arnold | Republican | 2% | Loss |
| Sala Burton | Democratic | 56.9% | Win |
| Richard Doyle | Democratic | 8.4% | Loss |
| Bill Dunlap | Republican | 1.3% | Loss |
| Eric A. Garris | Libertarian | 0.5% | Loss |
| Duncan Lent Howard | Republican | 23.3% | Loss |
| Andrew R. "Paul" Kangas | Peace and Freedom | 0.6% | Loss |
| Evelyn K. Lantz | Democratic | 1.1% | Loss |
| Michael O. Plunkett | Democratic | 0.7% | Loss |
| Tom Spinosa | Republican | 3.7% | Loss |
| Richard Stypman | Write-in | Loss | |
| Samuel Unger | Write-in | Loss | |
| Tibor Uskert | Democratic | 1.4% | Loss |