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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 8

California State Assembly · California

Bev Hansen (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Bruce Ketron (D) by 31.4 points.

Bev HansenRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%94,313
Bruce KetronDemocrat
32.5%47,976
John MarlowPeace and Freedom
3.6%5,329
147,618 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+19.81982R+4.11984R+25.41986R+31.41988D+20.81992D+10.51994

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

The candidates

Bev Hansen (R)Bruce Ketron (D)

Also on the ballot: John Marlow (Peace and Freedom), 3.6%