1988 United States Senate election in California

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1988 United States Senate election in California
	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 2024, this is the last U.S. Senate election in California won by a Republican.

Major candidates

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Results

General election results^[1]
	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%

References

^ "Our Campaigns - CA US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[1] "Our Campaigns - CA US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

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