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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 41

California State Assembly · California

Pat Nolan (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating John Vollbrecht (D) by 20.2 points.

Pat NolanRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%69,508
38.1%45,411
Curtis S. HelmsLibertarian
2.3%2,731
Ivan W. KasimoffPeace and Freedom
1.3%1,544
119,194 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+53.01980R+42.01984R+36.81986R+20.21988R+18.31990D+15.81992

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

The candidates

Pat Nolan (R)John Vollbrecht (D)

Also on the ballot: Curtis S. Helms (Libertarian), 2.3%; Ivan W. Kasimoff (Peace and Freedom), 1.3%