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1988 California U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 18 Election?

Richard H. Lehman won the 1988 California U.S. House District 18 Election. Richard H. Lehman received 125,715 popular votes (69.94%). The main challenger was David A. Linn (30.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Lehman and Linn

Lehman +39.9 pts · won by 71,681 votes
Richard H. LehmanDemocraticWINNER69.94%
125,715 votes
David A. LinnRepublican30.06%
54,034 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.