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1988 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

Robert T. Matsui won the 1988 California U.S. House District 3 Election. Robert T. Matsui received 183,470 popular votes (71.18%). The main challenger was Lowell Patrick Landowski (28.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Matsui and Landowski

Matsui +42.4 pts · won by 109,174 votes
Robert T. MatsuiDemocraticWINNER71.18%
183,470 votes
Lowell Patrick LandowskiRepublican28.82%
74,296 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.