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1988 California U.S. House District 44 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 44 Election?

Jim Bates won the 1988 California U.S. House District 44 Election. Jim Bates received 90,796 popular votes (59.7%). The main challenger was Rob Butterfield (36.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Bates and Butterfield

Bates +23.2 pts · won by 35,285 votes
Jim BatesDemocraticWINNER59.7%
90,796 votes
Rob ButterfieldRepublican36.5%
55,511 votes
Dennis ThompsonLibertarian3.8%
5,782 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.