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United States Senate election in California, 1988







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November 8, 1988
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Pete Wilson meeting with Les Aspin, Feb 3, 1993 - cropped to Wilson.JPEG

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Nominee

Pete Wilson

Leo T. McCarthy

Party

Republican

Democratic
Popular vote

5,143,409
4,287,253
Percentage

52.8%
44.0%




California Senate Election Results by County, 1988.svg
County Results

Wilson:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%


McCarthy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%








U.S. Senator before election

Pete Wilson
Republican



Elected U.S. Senator

Pete Wilson
Republican







































The 1988 United States Senate election in California took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pete Wilson won re-election to a second term. As of 2019, this is the last Senate election in California won by both a Republican and a male and the last time they won the state's Class 1 Senate Seat.




Contents






  • 1 Major candidates


    • 1.1 Democratic


    • 1.2 Republican




  • 2 Results


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Major candidates[edit]



Democratic[edit]



  • Leo T. McCarthy, Lieutenant Governor of California and former Speaker of the California State Assembly


Republican[edit]



  • Pete Wilson, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1982


Results[edit]















































General election results[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Republican

Pete Wilson

5,143,409

52.8%


Democratic
Leo T. McCarthy
4,287,253
44.0%


Peace and Freedom
Maria Elizabeth Munoz
166,600
1.7%


Libertarian
Jack Dean
79,997
0.8%


American Independent
Merton D. Short
66,291
0.7%


See also[edit]


  • United States Senate elections, 1988


References[edit]





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