1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 California State Senate election results, district by district
Every California State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 24 · R 15 · 1 other
Races20
Changed party1
Unopposed5%1 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 10 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | John Doolittle (R) | 8.6 | |
| SD-3 | Milton Marks (D) | 35.1 | Flipped |
| SD-5 | John Garamendi (D) | 38.2 | |
| SD-7 | Daniel E. Boatwright (D) | 24.8 | |
| SD-9 | Nicholas C. Petris (D) | 52.7 | |
| SD-11 | Rebecca Q. Morgan (R) | 25.6 | |
| SD-13 | Alfred E. Alquist (D) | 32.8 | |
| SD-15 | Rose Ann Vuich (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Henry J. Mello (D) | 41.9 | |
| SD-19 | Ed Davis (R) | 47.2 | |
| SD-21 | Newton R. Russell (R) | 40.4 | |
| SD-23 | David Roberti (D) | 41.1 | |
| SD-25 | Bill Leonard (R) | 32.2 | |
| SD-27 | Bill Greene (D) | 77.6 | |
| SD-29 | Robert G. Beverly (R) | 38.1 | |
| SD-31 | William Campbell (R) | 37.8 | |
| SD-33 | Cecil Green (D) | 1.7 | |
| SD-35 | John Seymour (R) | 52.0 | |
| SD-37 | Marian Bergeson (R) | 45.1 | |
| SD-39 | Larry Stirling (R) | 42.9 |
California State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner