1988Final results
1988 election for California Senate District 25
California State Senate · California
Bill Leonard (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Sandra K. Hester (D) by 32.2 points.
Bill LeonardRepublican · winner
66.1%190,717
Sandra K. HesterDemocrat
33.9%97,823
288,540 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