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1988 California U.S. House District 27 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 27 Election?

Mel Levine won the 1988 California U.S. House District 27 Election. Mel Levine received 148,814 popular votes (67.54%). The main challenger was Dennis Galbraith (29.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Levine and Galbraith

Levine +37.9 pts · won by 83,507 votes
Mel LevineDemocraticWINNER67.54%
148,814 votes
Dennis GalbraithRepublican29.64%
65,307 votes
William J. FulcoLibertarian2.82%
6,214 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.