1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for California Assembly District 54
California State Assembly · California
Willard H. Murray Jr. (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Zeltner (R) by 3.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Willard H. Murray Jr.Democrat · winner
51.5%48,268
Paul E. ZeltnerRepublican · incumbent
48.5%45,396
93,664 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