1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for California Senate District 3
California State Senate · California
Milton Marks (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Carol M. Marshall (R) by 35.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Milton MarksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%164,608
Carol M. MarshallRepublican
30.7%76,798
Ron RodriguezPeace and Freedom
1.9%4,774
Mark PickensLibertarian
1.6%4,026
250,206 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
The candidates
Milton Marks (D)Carol M. Marshall (R)
Also on the ballot: Ron Rodriguez (Peace and Freedom), 1.9%; Mark Pickens (Libertarian), 1.6%