1988Final results
1988 election for California Assembly District 7
California State Assembly · California
Norm Waters (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating David Knowles (R) by 0.8 points.
Norm WatersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%86,632
David KnowlesRepublican
49.6%85,229
171,861 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