1988Final results
1988 election for California Senate District 33
California State Senate · California
Cecil Green (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Don Knabe (R) by 1.7 points.
Cecil GreenDemocrat · winner
50.8%104,606
Don KnabeRepublican
49.2%101,181
205,787 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