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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 37

California State Assembly · California

Cathie Wright (R) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey H. Marcus (D) by 48.0 points.

Cathie WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.8%110,111
24.9%37,617
2.3%3,453
151,181 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

EvenR+23.21980R+17.31982R+50.81986R+48.01988R+15.71990R+7.41992

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

The candidates

Cathie Wright (R)Jeffrey H. Marcus (D)

Also on the ballot: Michael Bachwansky (Libertarian), 2.3%