1988Final results
1988 election for California Assembly District 74
California State Assembly · California
Robert C. Frazee (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating James S. Melville (D) by 42.5 points.
Robert C. FrazeeRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%101,958
James S. MelvilleDemocrat
26.9%39,538
John Patrick FlanaganLibertarian
3.6%5,222
146,718 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
The candidates
Robert C. Frazee (R)James S. Melville (D)
Also on the ballot: John Patrick Flanagan (Libertarian), 3.6%