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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 30

California State Assembly · California

Jim Costa (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Gerald G. Hurt (R) by 43.3 points.

Jim CostaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%57,826
Gerald G. HurtRepublican
28.3%22,861
80,687 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+35.31980D+39.81984D+34.61986D+43.31988D+24.71990D+30.41992

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