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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 4

California State Assembly · California

Thomas M. Hannigan (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating John Ford (R) by 34.6 points.

Thomas M. HanniganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%87,894
John FordRepublican
32.7%42,697
130,591 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+37.91982D+42.41984D+49.01986D+34.61988D+22.31990R+20.91992

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