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1988 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

Douglas H. Bosco won the 1988 California U.S. House District 1 Election. Douglas H. Bosco received 159,815 popular votes (62.88%). The main challenger was Samuel Mar Vanderbilt (28.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Bosco and Vanderbilt

Bosco +34.5 pts · won by 87,626 votes
Douglas H. BoscoDemocraticWINNER62.88%
159,815 votes
Samuel Mar VanderbiltRepublican28.4%
72,189 votes
Eric Friedpeace and freedom8.72%
22,150 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.