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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 5

California State Assembly · California

Tim Leslie (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating John Byouk (D) by 18.4 points.

Tim LeslieRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%93,188
John ByoukDemocrat
40.8%64,248
157,436 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+14.11982D+1.01984R+18.61986R+18.41988R+25.01990R+17.61992

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