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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 23

California State Assembly · California

John Vasconcellos (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Lynn Knapp (R) by 34.4 points.

John VasconcellosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%60,269
Lynn KnappRepublican
31.1%28,591
Todd GreeneLibertarian
3.5%3,181
92,041 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+21.91980D+41.11982D+39.01986D+34.41988D+25.41990D+31.81992

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

The candidates

John Vasconcellos (D)Lynn Knapp (R)

Also on the ballot: Todd Greene (Libertarian), 3.5%