1988Final results
1988 election for California Assembly District 56
California State Assembly · California
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) won with 79.6% of the vote, defeating Stephen R. Sheldon (R) by 65.7 points.
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocrat · winner
79.6%26,608
Stephen R. SheldonRepublican
13.9%4,655
Axhel MunozPeace and Freedom
6.4%2,152
33,415 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