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1988 California U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 13 Election?

Norman Y. Mineta won the 1988 California U.S. House District 13 Election. Norman Y. Mineta received 143,980 popular votes (67.12%). The main challenger was Luke Sommer (29.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Mineta and Sommer

Mineta +37.3 pts · won by 80,021 votes
Norman Y. MinetaDemocraticWINNER67.12%
143,980 votes
Luke SommerRepublican29.81%
63,959 votes
John H. WebsterLibertarian3.07%
6,583 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.