April 12, 1988
Special Election
Special Election to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Assemblyman Art Agnos (AD-16). Agnos resigned after being elected Mayor of San Francisco.
| AD-16 | |||
| Roberta Achtenberg | Democratic | 36.4% | Loss |
| John Burton | Democratic | 52.4% | Win |
| Melissa Ehman | Peace and Freedom | 0.6% | Loss |
| Hope Jolles | Libertarian | 0.3% | Loss |
| Brian Mavrogeorge | Republican | 4.6% | Loss |
| George Meyer | Libertarian | 0.5% | Loss |
| James Schmitt | Independent | 0.4% | Loss |
| Max Woods (I) | Republican | 4.7% | Loss |