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1988 California U.S. House District 37 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 37 Election?

Al McCandless won the 1988 California U.S. House District 37 Election. Al McCandless received 174,284 popular votes (64.25%). The main challenger was Johnny Pearson (33.06%).

See the full head-to-head between McCandless and Pearson

McCandless +31.2 pts · won by 84,618 votes
Al McCandlessRepublicanWINNER64.25%
174,284 votes
Johnny PearsonDemocratic33.06%
89,666 votes
Bonnie FlickingerLibertarian2.64%
7,169 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.