1988 United States House of Representatives 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.

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California

November 8, 1988
All 45 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
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

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 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	%
	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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Miller (incumbent)	170,006	68.42
	Republican	Jean Last	78,478	31.58
Total votes			248,484	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Stark (incumbent)	152,866	72.96
	Republican	Howard Hertz	56,656	27.04
Total votes			209,522	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Edwards (incumbent)	142,500	86.21
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	22,801	13.79
Total votes			165,301	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 33

California's 33rd congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 34

California's 34th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 35

California's 35th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 36

California's 36th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 37

California's 37th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 38

California's 38th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 39

California's 39th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 40

California's 40th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 41

California's 41st congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 42

California's 42nd congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 43

California's 43rd congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 44

California's 44th congressional district election, 1988

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 45

California's 45th congressional district election, 1988

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
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

• California Elections Page
• Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

External links

• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions