1988Final results
1988 election for California Assembly District 40
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bane (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Bruce Dahl (R) by 47.7 points.
Tom BaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%75,161
Bruce DahlRepublican
25.3%26,034
Michael PrahLibertarian
1.8%1,861
103,056 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