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1988 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Charles Chip Pashayan Jr. won the 1988 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Charles Chip Pashayan Jr. received 129,568 popular votes (71.47%). The main challenger was Vincent Lavery (28.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Lavery

Jr. +42.9 pts · won by 77,838 votes
Charles Chip Pashayan Jr.RepublicanWINNER71.47%
129,568 votes
Vincent LaveryDemocratic28.53%
51,730 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.