1988Final results
1988 election for California Senate District 17
California State Senate · California
Henry J. Mello (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Harry J. Damkar (R) by 41.9 points.
Henry J. MelloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.0%170,514
Harry J. DamkarRepublican
29.0%69,754
240,268 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