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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 19

California State Assembly · California

Jackie Speier (D) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Silvestri (R) by 56.4 points.

Jackie SpeierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.2%67,584
20.8%18,240
Gene PepiPeace and Freedom
2.0%1,732
87,556 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

EvenD+30.61982D+31.51984D+47.91986D+56.41988D+50.11992D+18.31996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Jackie Speier (D)Robert Silvestri (R)

Also on the ballot: Gene Pepi (Peace and Freedom), 2.0%