United States Senate election in California, 1988
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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.
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
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| 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 | ||
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