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1988 California U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 19 Election?

Robert J. Bob Lagomarsino won the 1988 California U.S. House District 19 Election. Robert J. Bob Lagomarsino received 116,026 popular votes (50.24%). The main challenger was Gary K. Hart (48.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Lagomarsino and Hart

Lagomarsino +1.7 pts · won by 3,993 votes
Robert J. Bob LagomarsinoRepublicanWINNER50.24%
116,026 votes
Gary K. HartDemocratic48.52%
112,033 votes
Robert DonaldsonLibertarian1.24%
2,865 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.