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1988 California U.S. House District 42 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 42 Election?

Dana Rohrabacher won the 1988 California U.S. House District 42 Election. Dana Rohrabacher received 153,280 popular votes (64.24%). The main challenger was Guy C. Kimbrough (33.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Rohrabacher and Kimbrough

Rohrabacher +31.2 pts · won by 74,502 votes
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanWINNER64.24%
153,280 votes
Guy C. KimbroughDemocratic33.01%
78,778 votes
Richard D. Rosepeace and freedom2.75%
6,563 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.