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1988 California U.S. House District 39 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 39 Election?

William E. Bill Dannemeyer won the 1988 California U.S. House District 39 Election. William E. Bill Dannemeyer received 169,360 popular votes (73.84%). The main challenger was Don E. Marquis (22.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Dannemeyer and Marquis

Dannemeyer +51.1 pts · won by 117,198 votes
William E. Bill DannemeyerRepublicanWINNER73.84%
169,360 votes
Don E. MarquisDemocratic22.74%
52,162 votes
Lee ConnellyLibertarian3.26%
7,470 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.