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1988 California U.S. House District 35 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 35 Election?

Jerry Lewis won the 1988 California U.S. House District 35 Election. Jerry Lewis received 181,203 popular votes (70.43%). The main challenger was Paul Sweeney (27.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Lewis and Sweeney

Lewis +42.8 pts · won by 110,017 votes
Jerry LewisRepublicanWINNER70.43%
181,203 votes
Paul SweeneyDemocratic27.67%
71,186 votes
Jeff ShumanLibertarian1.9%
4,879 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.