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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 28

California State Assembly · California

Sam Farr (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Jack L. Skillicorn (R) by 41.7 points.

Sam FarrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%102,654
29.2%42,283
144,937 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+42.11982D+45.71984D+44.31986D+41.71988D+43.01990D+18.11992

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