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1988 California U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 6 Election?

Barbara Boxer won the 1988 California U.S. House District 6 Election. Barbara Boxer received 176,645 popular votes (73.35%). The main challenger was William Steinmetz (26.65%).

See the full head-to-head between Boxer and Steinmetz

Boxer +46.7 pts · won by 112,471 votes
Barbara BoxerDemocraticWINNER73.35%
176,645 votes
William SteinmetzRepublican26.65%
64,174 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.