1988 United States Senate election in California
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The 1988 United States Senate election in California took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Senator Pete Wilson won re-election to a second term.
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As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican won a U.S. Senate election in California. This was also the first time since 1952 that an incumbent Senator was re-elected to this seat.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- John Hancock Abbott, perennial candidate
- Robert John Banuelos, candidate for Senate in 1986
- Charles Greene, candidate for Senate in 1986 and Los Angeles County Sheriff in 1982
- Leo T. McCarthy, Lieutenant Governor of California and former Speaker of the California State Assembly
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leo T. McCarthy | 2,367,067 | 81.69% | |
Democratic | John H. Abbott | 220,331 | 7.60% | |
Democratic | Robert J. Banuelos | 163,882 | 5.66% | |
Democratic | Charles Greene | 146,307 | 5.05% | |
Total votes | 2,897,587 | 100.0% |
Peace and Freedom primary
editCandidates
edit- Gloria Garcia, nominee for California Secretary of State in 1986
- Maria Elizabeth Muñoz, Chicana activist and nominee for Governor in 1986
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Peace and Freedom | Maria Elizabeth Muñoz | 3,701 | 58.52% | |
Peace and Freedom | Gloria Garcia | 2,623 | 41.48% | |
Total votes | 6,324 | 100.0% |
General election
editCandidates
edit- Joel Britton (Independent)
- Jack Dean (Libertarian)
- Leo T. McCarthy, Lieutenant Governor of California and former Speaker of the California State Assembly (Democratic)
- Maria Elizabeth Muñoz, Chicana activist and nominee for Governor in 1986 (Peace and Freedom)
- Merton D. Short (American Independent)
- Pete Wilson, incumbent Senator (Republican)
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Pete Wilson (incumbent) | 5,143,409 | 52.79% | 1.25 | |
Democratic | Leo T. McCarthy | 4,287,253 | 44.00% | 0.78 | |
Peace and Freedom | Maria Elizabeth Muñoz | 166,600 | 1.71% | 0.47 | |
Libertarian | Jack Dean | 79,997 | 0.82% | 0.51 | |
American Independent | Merton D. Short | 66,291 | 0.68% | 0.39 | |
Independent | Joel Britton | 51 | 0.00% | N/A | |
Total votes | 9,743,601 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Statement of vote". 1968.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - PFP Primary Race - Jun 07, 1988".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CA US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.