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1988 California U.S. House District 33 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 33 Election?

David Dreier won the 1988 California U.S. House District 33 Election. David Dreier received 151,704 popular votes (69.15%). The main challenger was Nelson Gentry (26.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Dreier and Gentry

Dreier +42.9 pts · won by 94,118 votes
David DreierRepublicanWINNER69.15%
151,704 votes
Nelson GentryDemocratic26.25%
57,586 votes
Gail Katherine LightfootLibertarian3.01%
6,601 votes
Mike Noonanpeace and freedom1.59%
3,492 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.