1988Final results
1988 election for California Assembly District 39
California State Assembly · California
Richard Katz (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Rendleman (R) by 47.4 points.
Richard KatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.3%62,983
Jim RendlemanRepublican
24.9%21,719
Alexander M. NewtonLibertarian
2.8%2,400
87,102 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET