1988Final results
1988 election for California Assembly District 9
California State Assembly · California
William J. Filante (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Francis W. Parnell (D) by 13.1 points.
William J. FilanteRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%84,661
Francis W. ParnellDemocrat
43.5%65,065
149,726 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