United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1988
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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:
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 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 254,154 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 236,351 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robert Matsui (incumbent) | 183,470 | 71.18 | |
Republican | Lowell Patrick Landowski | 74,296 | 28.82 | |
Total votes | 257,766 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vic Fazio (incumbent) | 181,184 | 99.28 | |
No party | Write-ins | 1,306 | 0.72% | |
Total votes | 182,490 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 174,758 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 176,645 | 73.35 | |
Republican | William Quinby Steinmetz | 64,174 | 26.65 | |
Total votes | 240,819 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George Miller (incumbent) | 170,006 | 68.42 | |
Republican | Jean Last | 78,478 | 31.58 | |
Total votes | 248,484 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 245,196 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 152,866 | 72.96 | |
Republican | Howard Hertz | 56,656 | 27.04 | |
Total votes | 209,522 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 142,500 | 86.21 | |
Libertarian | Kennita Watson | 22,801 | 13.79 | |
Total votes | 165,301 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 205,016 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Campbell | 136,384 | 51.67 | |
Democratic | Anna Eshoo | 121,523 | 46.04 | |
Libertarian | Tom Grey | 6,023 | 2.28 | |
Total votes | 263,930 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 13
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Norm Mineta (incumbent) | 143,980 | 67.12 | |
Republican | Luke Somner | 63,959 | 29.81 | |
Libertarian | John H. Webster | 6,583 | 3.07 | |
Total votes | 214,522 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Norman D. Shumway (incumbent) | 173,876 | 62.60 | |
Democratic | Patricia Malberg | 103,899 | 37.40 | |
Total votes | 277,775 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 15
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tony Coelho (incumbent) | 118,710 | 69.75 | |
Republican | Carol Harner | 47,957 | 28.18 | |
Libertarian | Richard M. Harris | 3,526 | 2.07 | |
Total votes | 170,193 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leon Panetta (incumbent) | 177,452 | 78.58 | |
Republican | Stanley K. Monteith | 48,375 | 21.42 | |
Total votes | 225,827 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) | 129,568 | 71.47 | |
Democratic | Vincent J. Lavery | 51,730 | 28.53 | |
Total votes | 181,298 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 18
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Lehman (incumbent) | 125,715 | 69.94 | |
Republican | David A. Linn | 54,034 | 30.06 | |
Total votes | 179,749 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 19
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Lagomarsino (incumbent) | 116,026 | 50.24 | |
Democratic | Gary K. Hart | 112,033 | 48.52 | |
Libertarian | Robert Donaldson | 2,865 | 1.24 | |
Total votes | 230,924 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 20
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Thomas (incumbent) | 162,779 | 71.08 | |
Democratic | Lita Reid | 62,037 | 27.09 | |
Libertarian | David L. Bersohn | 4,190 | 1.83 | |
Total votes | 229,006 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 21
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Elton Gallegly (incumbent) | 181,413 | 69.06 | |
Democratic | Donald E. Stevens | 75,739 | 28.83 | |
Libertarian | Robert Jay | 5,519 | 2.10 | |
Total votes | 262,671 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 22
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 236,811 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 23
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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% | |
Total votes | 232,879 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 155,071 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 25
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 99,876 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 26
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Howard Berman (incumbent) | 126,930 | 70.34 | |
Republican | Gerald C. "Brodie" Broderson | 53,518 | 29.66 | |
Total votes | 180,448 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 27
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mel Levine (incumbent) | 148,814 | 67.54 | |
Republican | Dennis Galbraith | 65,307 | 29.64 | |
Libertarian | William J. Fulco | 6,214 | 2.82 | |
Total votes | 220,335 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 28
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 144,337 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 29
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 106,436 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 30
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 120,644 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 31
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 141,027 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 32
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 171,349 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 33
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 219,383 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 34
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 145,727 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 35
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jerry Lewis (incumbent) | 181,203 | 70.43 | |
Democratic | Paul Sweeney | 71,186 | 27.67 | |
Libertarian | Jeff Shuman | 4,879 | 1.90 | |
Total votes | 257,268 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 36
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 191,648 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 37
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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% | |
Total votes | 271,242 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 38
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 147,369 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 39
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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% | |
Total votes | 229,359 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 40
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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% | |
Total votes | 270,376 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 41
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Total votes | 285,761 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 42
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dana Rohrabacher | 153,280 | 64.24 | |
Democratic | Guy C. Kimbrough | 78,778 | 33.01 | |
Libertarian | Richard D. Rose | 6,563 | 2.75 | |
Total votes | 238,621 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 43
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ron Packard (incumbent) | 202,478 | 71.67 | |
Democratic | Howard Greenbaum | 72,499 | 25.66 | |
Libertarian | Daniel L. Muhe | 7,552 | 2.67 | |
Total votes | 282,529 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 44
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Bates (incumbent) | 90,796 | 59.70 | |
Republican | Rob Butterfield | 55,511 | 36.50 | |
Libertarian | Dennis Thompson | 5,782 | 3.80 | |
Total votes | 152,089 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 45
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Duncan Hunter (incumbent) | 166,451 | 74.01 | |
Democratic | Pete Lepiscopo | 54,012 | 24.02 | |
Libertarian | Perry Willis | 4,440 | 1.97 | |
Total votes | 224,903 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
See also
- 101st United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1988
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions