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1988Final results

1988 election for California Senate District 11

California State Senate · California

Rebecca Q. Morgan (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Nolan (D) by 25.6 points.

Rebecca Q. MorganRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%172,842
Tom NolanDemocrat
35.7%100,639
Chuck OlsonLibertarian
3.1%8,645
282,126 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

EvenD+47.61976D+27.61980R+5.21984R+25.61988R+33.81992D+19.51996

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

The candidates

Rebecca Q. Morgan (R)Tom Nolan (D)

Also on the ballot: Chuck Olson (Libertarian), 3.1%