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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 59

California State Assembly · California

Charles M. Calderon (D) won with 86.5% of the vote, defeating Steven Pencall (Lib) by 73.0 points.

Charles M. CalderonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.5%67,925
Steven PencallLibertarian
13.5%10,608
78,533 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+52.31978D+31.31982D+34.31984D+42.31986D+25.81990R+10.91992

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