United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1988

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1988
1986 ←
 November 8, 1988 (1988-11-08)
 → 1990
All 45 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 27 18
Seats won 27 18
Seat change
Popular vote 4,944,646 4,173,715
Percentage 52.71% 44.49%
Election results by district
Elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1988 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 8, 1988. No districts switched parties, so the delegation remained at 27 Democrats and 18 Republicans.

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Overview

United States HoR elections in California, 1988
Party Votes % Seats
Democratic 4,944,646 52.71% 27
Republican 4,173,715 44.49% 18
Libertarian 170,100 1.81% 0
Peace and Freedom 82,931 0.88% 0
American Independent 7,947 0.08% 0
Write-ins 1,901 0.02% 0
Totals 9,381,240 100.00% 45

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14
District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27
District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40
District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Douglas H. Bosco (incumbent) 159,815 62.88%
Republican Samuel "Mark" Vanderbilt 72,189 28.40%
Peace and Freedom Eric Fried 22,150 8.72%
Totals 254,154 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 139,010 58.82%
Democratic Wayne R. Meyer 91,088 38.54%
Libertarian Harry Hugh "Doc" Pendery 6,253 2.65%
Totals 236,351 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Robert Matsui (incumbent) 183,470 71.18%
Republican Lowell Patrick Landowski 74,296 28.82%
Totals 257,766 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Vic Fazio (incumbent) 181,184 99.28%
No party Write-ins 1,306 0.72%
Totals 182,490 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 133,530 76.41%
Republican Bruce Michael O'Neill 33,692 19.28%
Peace and Freedom Theodore Adrian "Ted" Zuur 3,975 2.27%
Libertarian Sam Grove 3,561 2.04%
Totals 174,758 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Barbara Boxer (incumbent) 176,645 73.35%
Republican William Quinby Steinmetz 64,174 26.65%
Totals 240,819 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 170,006 68.42%
Republican Jean Last 78,478 31.58%
Totals 248,484 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Ronald Dellums (incumbent) 163,221 66.57%
Republican John J. Cuddihy, Jr. 76,531 31.21%
Peace and Freedom Tom Condit 5,444 2.22%
Totals 245,196 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Pete Stark (incumbent) 152,866 72.96%
Republican Howard Hertz 56,656 27.04%
Totals 209,522 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 142,500 86.21%
Libertarian Kennita Watson 22,801 13.79%
Totals 165,301 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Tom Lantos (incumbent) 145,484 70.96%
Republican Bill Quarishi 50,050 24.41%
Libertarian Bill Wade 4,683 2.28%
Peace and Freedom Victor Martinez 2,906 1.42%
American Independent Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff 1,893 0.92%
Totals 205,016 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Tom Campbell 136,384 51.67%
Democratic Anna Eshoo 121,523 46.04%
Libertarian Tom Grey 6,023 2.28%
Totals 263,930 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Norm Mineta (incumbent) 143,980 67.12%
Republican Luke Somner 63,959 29.81%
Libertarian John H. Webster 6,583 3.07%
Totals 214,522 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Norman D. Shumway (incumbent) 173,876 62.60%
Democratic Patricia Malberg 103,899 37.40%
Totals 277,775 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Tony Coelho (incumbent) 118,710 69.75%
Republican Carol Harner 47,957 28.18%
Libertarian Richard M. Harris 3,526 2.07%
Totals 170,193 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 177,452 78.58%
Republican Stanley K. Monteith 48,375 21.42%
Totals 225,827 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 129,568 71.47%
Democratic Vincent J. Lavery 51,730 28.53%
Totals 181,298 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Richard Lehman (incumbent) 125,715 69.94%
Republican David A. Linn 54,034 30.06%
Totals 179,749 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bob Lagomarsino (incumbent) 116,026 50.24%
Democratic Gary K. Hart 112,033 48.52%
Libertarian Robert Donaldson 2,865 1.24%
Totals 230,924 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 162,779 71.08%
Democratic Lita Reid 62,037 27.09%
Libertarian David L. Bersohn 4,190 1.83%
Totals 229,006 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 181,413 69.06%
Democratic Donald E. Stevens 75,739 28.83%
Libertarian Robert Jay 5,519 2.10%
Totals 262,671 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) 164,699 69.55%
Democratic John G. Simmons 61,555 25.99%
Peace and Freedom Shirley Rachel Isaacson 6,298 2.66%
Libertarian Ted Brown 4,259 1.80%
Totals 236,811 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (incumbent) 147,858 63.49%
Republican Jim Salomon 77,184 33.14%
Libertarian John R. Vernon 4,503 1.93%
Peace and Freedom John Honigsfeld 3,316 1.42%
No party Write-ins 18 0.01%
Totals 232,879 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Henry Waxman (incumbent) 112,038 72.25%
Republican John N. Cowles 36,835 23.75%
Peace and Freedom James Green 3,571 2.30%
Libertarian George Abrahams 2,627 1.69%
Totals 155,071 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) 85,378 85.48%
Peace and Freedom Paul Reyes 8,746 8.76%
Libertarian John C. Thie 5,752 5.76%
Totals 99,876 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 126,930 70.34%
Republican Gerald C. "Brodie" Broderson 53,518 29.66%
Totals 180,448 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Mel Levine (incumbent) 148,814 67.54%
Republican Dennis Galbraith 65,307 29.64%
Libertarian William J. Fulco 6,214 2.82%
Totals 220,335 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Julian C. Dixon (incumbent) 109,801 76.07%
Republican George Zaldivar Adams 28,645 19.85%
Libertarian Howard Johnson 3,080 2.13%
Peace and Freedom Salomea Honigsfeld 2,811 1.95%
Totals 144,337 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) 88,169 82.84%
Republican Reuben D. Franco 14,543 13.66%
Libertarian Gregory P. Gilmore 3,724 3.50%
Totals 106,436 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Matthew G. Martinez (incumbent) 72,253 59.89%
Republican Ralph Roy Ramirez 43,833 36.33%
American Independent Houston A. Myers 2,694 2.23%
Libertarian Kim J. Goldsworthy 1,864 1.55%
Totals 120,644 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Mervyn M. Dymally (incumbent) 100,919 71.56%
Republican Arnold C. May 36,017 25.54%
Peace and Freedom B. Kwaku Duren 4,091 2.90%
Totals 141,027 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) 114,666 66.92%
Republican Sanford W. Kahn 50,710 29.59%
Peace and Freedom Vikki Murdock 4,032 2.35%
Libertarian Marc F. Denny 1,941 1.13%
Totals 171,349 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 33

California's 33rd congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican David Dreier (incumbent) 151,704 69.15%
Democratic Nelson Gentry 57,586 26.25%
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 6,601 3.01%
Peace and Freedom James Michael "Mike" Noonan 3,492 1.59%
Totals 219,383 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 34

California's 34th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Esteban Torres (incumbent) 92,087 63.19%
Republican Charles M. House 50,954 34.97%
Libertarian Carl M. "Marty" Swinney 2,686 1.84%
Totals 145,727 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 35

California's 35th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Jerry Lewis (incumbent) 181,203 70.43%
Democratic Paul Sweeney 71,186 27.67%
Libertarian Jeff Shuman 4,879 1.90%
Totals 257,268 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 36

California's 36th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) 103,493 54.00%
Republican John Paul Stark 81,413 42.48%
Libertarian Kenneth E. Valentine 3,382 1.76%
American Independent Fred L. Anderson 3,360 1.75%
Totals 191,648 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 37

California's 37th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Al McCandless (incumbent) 174,284 64.25%
Democratic Johnny Pearson 89,666 33.06%
Libertarian Bonnie Flickinger 7,169 2.64%
No party Write-ins 123 0.05%
Totals 271,242 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 38

California's 38th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bob Dornan (incumbent) 87,690 59.50%
Democratic Jerry Yudelson 52,399 35.56%
Libertarian Bruce McKay 3,733 2.53%
Peace and Freedom Frank German 3,547 2.41%
Totals 147,369 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 39

California's 39th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican William E. Dannemeyer (incumbent) 169,360 73.84%
Democratic Don E. Marquis 52,162 22.74%
Libertarian Lee Connelly 7,470 3.26%
No party Write-ins 367 0.16%
Totals 229,359 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 40

California's 40th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Christopher Cox 181,269 67.04%
Democratic Lida Lenney 80,782 29.88%
Libertarian Roger Bloxham 4,539 1.68%
Peace and Freedom Gretchen J. Farsai 3,699 1.37%
No party Write-ins 87 0.03%
Totals 270,376 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 41

California's 41st congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bill Lowery (incumbent) 187,380 65.57%
Democratic Daniel F. "Dan" Kripke 88,192 30.86%
Libertarian Richard "Dick" Rider 5,336 1.87%
Peace and Freedom C. T. Weber 4,853 1.70%
Totals 285,761 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 42

California's 42nd congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dana Rohrabacher 153,280 64.24%
Democratic Guy C. Kimbrough 78,778 33.01%
Libertarian Richard D. Rose 6,563 2.75%
Totals 238,621 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 43

California's 43rd congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Ron Packard (incumbent) 202,478 71.67%
Democratic Howard Greenbaum 72,499 25.66%
Libertarian Daniel L. Muhe 7,552 2.67%
Totals 282,529 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 44

California's 44th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Jim Bates (incumbent) 90,796 59.70%
Republican Rob Butterfield 55,511 36.50%
Libertarian Dennis Thompson 5,782 3.80%
Totals 152,089 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 45

California's 45th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 166,451 74.01%
Democratic Pete Lepiscopo 54,012 24.02%
Libertarian Perry Willis 4,440 1.97%
Totals 224,903 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

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