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1988 California U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 2 Election?

Wally Herger won the 1988 California U.S. House District 2 Election. Wally Herger received 139,010 popular votes (58.82%). The main challenger was Wayne Meyer (38.54%).

See the full head-to-head between Herger and Meyer

Herger +20.3 pts · won by 47,922 votes
Wally HergerRepublicanWINNER58.82%
139,010 votes
Wayne MeyerDemocratic38.54%
91,088 votes
Harry H. Doc PenderyLibertarian2.65%
6,253 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.