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1988 California U.S. House District 31 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 31 Election?

Mervyn M. Dymally won the 1988 California U.S. House District 31 Election. Mervyn M. Dymally received 100,919 popular votes (71.56%). The main challenger was Arnold C. May (25.54%).

See the full head-to-head between Dymally and May

Dymally +46.0 pts · won by 64,902 votes
Mervyn M. DymallyDemocraticWINNER71.56%
100,919 votes
Arnold C. MayRepublican25.54%
36,017 votes
B. Kwaku Durenpeace and freedom2.9%
4,091 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.