1988Final results
1988 election for California Assembly District 72
California State Assembly · California
Curt Pringle (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Christian F. Thierbach (D) by 1.3 points.
Curt PringleRepublican · winner
50.6%34,037
Christian F. ThierbachDemocrat
49.4%33,194
67,231 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