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1988Final results

1988 election for California Senate District 29

California State Senate · California

Robert G. Beverly (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Jack Hachmeister (D) by 38.1 points.

Robert G. BeverlyRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%178,131
29.3%77,457
Steve KelleyLibertarian
3.3%8,785
264,373 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+64.11976D+68.71980R+43.11984R+38.11988R+12.41992R+17.91996

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

The candidates

Robert G. Beverly (R)Jack Hachmeister (D)

Also on the ballot: Steve Kelley (Libertarian), 3.3%