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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 53

California State Assembly · California

Richard E. Floyd (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Bookhammer (R) by 17.4 points.

Richard E. FloydDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%55,317
41.3%38,935
94,252 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+25.51982D+17.81984D+9.31986D+17.41988D+20.51990D+12.91992

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