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1988Final results

1988 election for California Senate District 19

California State Senate · California

Ed Davis (R) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Andrew Martin (D) by 47.2 points.

Ed DavisRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.2%216,257
25.0%74,819
Aaron StarrLibertarian
2.8%8,450
299,526 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

EvenR+0.41976R+23.11980R+49.01984R+47.21988R+14.41992R+24.51996

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

The candidates

Ed Davis (R)Andrew Martin (D)

Also on the ballot: Aaron Starr (Libertarian), 2.8%