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1988 California U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 20 Election?

William M. Thomas won the 1988 California U.S. House District 20 Election. William M. Thomas received 162,779 popular votes (71.08%). The main challenger was Lita Reid (27.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Thomas and Reid

Thomas +44.0 pts · won by 100,742 votes
William M. ThomasRepublicanWINNER71.08%
162,779 votes
Lita ReidDemocratic27.09%
62,037 votes
David L. BersohnLibertarian1.83%
4,190 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.