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1988Final results

1988 election for California Senate District 31

California State Senate · California

William Campbell (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Janice Lynn Graham (D) by 37.8 points.

William CampbellRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%197,576
31.1%89,239
286,815 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+4.71976R+9.21980R+50.11984R+37.81988R+16.31996R+21.32000

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