1988Final results
1988 election for California Senate District 39
California State Senate · California
Larry Stirling (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Benita Berkson (D) by 42.9 points.
Larry StirlingRepublican · winner
69.4%191,070
Benita BerksonDemocrat
26.5%72,908
George L. HallLibertarian
4.1%11,425
275,403 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