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1988 California U.S. House District 45 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 45 Election?

Duncan L. Hunter won the 1988 California U.S. House District 45 Election. Duncan L. Hunter received 166,451 popular votes (74.01%). The main challenger was Pete Lepiscopo (24.02%).

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Hunter +50.0 pts · won by 112,439 votes
Duncan L. HunterRepublicanWINNER74.01%
166,451 votes
Pete LepiscopoDemocratic24.02%
54,012 votes
Perry WillisLibertarian1.97%
4,440 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.