1988Final results
1988 election for California Senate District 35
California State Senate · California
John Seymour (R) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Mike Balmages (D) by 52.0 points.
John SeymourRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.3%184,980
Mike BalmagesDemocrat
22.4%55,661
Maxine Bell QuirkPeace and Freedom
3.3%8,230
248,871 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