1988Final results
1988 election for California Assembly District 12
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bates (D) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Jerald H. Udinsky (R) by 49.6 points.
Tom BatesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.6%112,136
Jerald H. UdinskyRepublican
24.1%36,626
Lawrance PhillipsPeace and Freedom
2.3%3,525
152,287 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET