1988 California State Senate election

The 1988 California State Senate elections were held on November 8 in the twenty odd-numbered Senate districts. There was no change to the representation of the Democratic and Republican parties.

1988 California State Senate election

November 8, 1988 (1988-11-08)
20 seats from odd-numbered districts in the California State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader David Roberti Kenneth L. Maddy Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 23rd–Los Angeles 14th–Fresno Seats before 25 14 Seats after 25 14 Seat change Popular vote 1,079,543 719,817 Percentage 58.13% 39.24%
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election held
President pro tempore before election David Roberti Democratic President pro tempore-designate David Roberti Democratic

Overview

California State Senate elections, 1988
Party		Votes	Percentage	Not up	Incumbents	Open	Before	After	+/–
	Democratic	1,079,543	58.85%	0	5	0	5	5	0
	Republican	719,817	39.24%	0	2	0	2	2	0
	Independent	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Libertarian	20,445	1.11%	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Peace and Freedom	14,611	0.80%	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		1,834,416	100.00%	0	7	0	7	7	—

District 1

California's 1st State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Doolittle (incumbent)	164,115	54.30
	Democratic	Roy D. Whiteaker	138,129	45.70
Total votes			302,244	100.00
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton Marks (incumbent)	164,608	65.79
	Republican	Carol M. Marshall	76,798	30.69
	Peace and Freedom	Ron Rodriguez	4,774	1.91
	Libertarian	Mark Read Pickens	4,026	1.61
Total votes			250,206	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	184,171	69.11
	Republican	Sam L. Lawrence	82,310	30.89
Total votes			266,481	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel E. Boatwright (incumbent)	172,875	62.40
	Republican	William J. Pollacek	104,148	37.60
Total votes			277,023	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicholas C. Petris (incumbent)	186,427	74.38
	Republican	Greg Henson	54,373	21.69
	Peace and Freedom	Robert J. Evans	9,837	3.93
Total votes			250,637	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Becky Morgan (incumbent)	172,842	61.26
	Democratic	Tom Nolan	100,639	35.67
	Libertarian	Chuck Olson	8,645	3.07
Total votes			282,126	100.00
	Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Alquist (incumbent)	132,694	64.51
	Republican	Daniel C. Bertolet	65,231	31.71
	Libertarian	John M. Inks	7,774	3.78
Total votes			205,699	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rose Ann Vuich (incumbent)	176,467	100.00
Total votes			176,467	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry J. Mello (incumbent)	170,514	70.97
	Republican	Harry J. Damkar	69,754	29.03
Total votes			240,268	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward M. Davis (incumbent)	216,257	72.20
	Democratic	Andrew Earl Martin	74,819	24.98
	Libertarian	Aaron Starr	8,450	2.82
Total votes			299,526	100.00
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Newton R. Russell (incumbent)	188,573	68.58
	Democratic	Louise C. Gelber	77,362	28.14
	Libertarian	Robert H. Scott	5,236	1.90
	Peace and Freedom	Michael W. Blumenthal	3,792	1.38
Total votes			274,963	100.00
	Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Roberti (incumbent)	119,354	67.60
	Republican	Tom Larkin	46,784	26.50
	Peace and Freedom	Elizabeth A. Nakano	5,540	3.14
	Libertarian	Sarah E. Foster	4,864	2.76
Total votes			176,542	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Leonard	190,717	66.10
	Democratic	Sandra K. Hester	97,823	33.90
Total votes			288,540	100.00
	Republican hold

District 27

California's 27th State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Greene (incumbent)	98,937	87.28
	Republican	Johnnie G. Neely	10,989	9.69
	Peace and Freedom	Jeffrey Mahlon	3,432	3.03
Total votes			113,358	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert G. Beverly (incumbent)	178,131	67.38
	Democratic	Jack Hachmeister	77,457	29.30
	Libertarian	Steve Kelley	8,785	3.32
Total votes			264,373	100.00
	Republican hold

District 31

California's 31st State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William P. Campbell (incumbent)	197,576	68.89
	Democratic	Janice Lynn Graham	89,239	31.11
Total votes			286,815	100.00
	Republican hold

District 33

California's 33rd State Senate district election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil Green (incumbent)	104,606	50.84
	Republican	Don Knabe	101,181	49.16
Total votes			205,767	100.00
	Democratic hold