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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 62

California State Assembly · California

William H. Lancaster (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Wayne N. Wendt (D) by 39.5 points.

William H. LancasterRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%85,530
28.5%35,843
Susan PolsonLibertarian
3.6%4,558
125,931 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

EvenR+38.01982R+44.01984R+44.91986R+39.51988R+28.21990D+23.51992

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

The candidates

William H. Lancaster (R)Wayne N. Wendt (D)

Also on the ballot: Susan Polson (Libertarian), 3.6%