| Turnout | Pete Wilson* (R) |
Leo McCarthy (D) |
Elizabeth Munoz (Peace & Freedom) |
Jack Dean (Libertarian) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 34% | 12,391 | 52.4% | 10,099 | 42.7% | 822 | 3.5% | 182 | 0.8% | 173 | 0.7% | 2,292 | 23,667 |
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Other candidates included: Merton Short (American Independent), 66,291 votes |
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Pete Wilson* | |
| Total Disbursements: | $14,656,367 |
| Total Receipts: | $14,602,360 |
| Cash on Hand: | $54,088 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $9,854,331 |
| Party Contributions: | $35,073 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $2,227,731 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $87,115 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $99,183 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $198 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $98,985 |
| Net Spending: | $14,755,352 |
| Leo McCarthy | |
| Total Disbursements: | $6,987,862 |
| Total Receipts: | $6,989,914 |
| Cash on Hand: | $1,950 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $5,483,703 |
| Party Contributions: | $19,181 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $875,131 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $33,900 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $146,554 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $146,554 |
| Net Spending: | $7,134,416 |
| Jack Dean | |
| Total Disbursements: | $10,031 |
| Total Receipts: | $11,756 |
| Cash on Hand: | $1,722 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $11,756 |
| Party Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $10,031 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/1988