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The1988 California State Senate elections were held on November 8[1] in the twenty odd-numberedSenate districts. There was no change to the representation of theDemocratic andRepublican parties.
| 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 | — | |
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rose Ann Vuich (incumbent) | 176,467 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 176,467 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Leonard | 190,717 | 66.10 | |
| Democratic | Sandra K. Hester | 97,823 | 33.90 | |
| Total votes | 288,540 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cecil Green (incumbent) | 104,606 | 50.84 | |
| Republican | Don Knabe | 101,181 | 49.16 | |
| Total votes | 205,767 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
