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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 6

California State Assembly · California

Lloyd G. Connelly (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Mike Gates (R) by 22.5 points.

Lloyd G. ConnellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%80,737
Mike GatesRepublican
38.7%51,067
131,804 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+11.41980D+30.61982D+33.11986D+22.51988D+21.11990D+13.81992

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