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1988 California U.S. House District 34 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 34 Election?

Esteban Edward Torres won the 1988 California U.S. House District 34 Election. Esteban Edward Torres received 92,087 popular votes (63.19%). The main challenger was Charles M. House (34.97%).

See the full head-to-head between Torres and House

Torres +28.2 pts · won by 41,133 votes
Esteban Edward TorresDemocraticWINNER63.19%
92,087 votes
Charles M. HouseRepublican34.97%
50,954 votes
Carl M. Marty SwinneyLibertarian1.84%
2,686 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.