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1988 California U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 36 Election?

George E. Brown Jr. won the 1988 California U.S. House District 36 Election. George E. Brown Jr. received 103,493 popular votes (54%). The main challenger was John Paul Stark (42.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Stark

Jr. +11.5 pts · won by 22,080 votes
George E. Brown Jr.DemocraticWINNER54%
103,493 votes
John Paul StarkRepublican42.48%
81,413 votes
Kenneth E. ValentineLibertarian1.76%
3,382 votes
Fred L. AndersonIndependent1.75%
3,360 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.