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1988 California U.S. House District 40 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 40 Election?

C. Christopher Cox won the 1988 California U.S. House District 40 Election. C. Christopher Cox received 181,269 popular votes (67.04%). The main challenger was Lida Lenney (29.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Cox and Lenney

Cox +37.2 pts · won by 100,487 votes
C. Christopher CoxRepublicanWINNER67.04%
181,269 votes
Lida LenneyDemocratic29.88%
80,782 votes
Roger BloxhamLibertarian1.68%
4,539 votes
Gretchen J. Farsaipeace and freedom1.37%
3,699 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.