1988Final results
1988 election for California Senate District 1
California State Senate · California
John Doolittle (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Roy D. Whiteaker (D) by 8.6 points.
John DoolittleRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%164,115
Roy D. WhiteakerDemocrat
45.7%138,129
302,244 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