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The1998 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 3, 1998, to elect all four seats of theState Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 2, 1998.[1][2]
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | Before | After | +/– | % | |||
| Democratic Party | 4 | 3,974,343 | 55.8% | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | ||
| Republican Party | 3 | 2,507,252 | 35.2% | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | ||
| Libertarian Party | 3 | 509,288 | 7.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Peace and Freedom Party | 2 | 75,012 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Green Party | 1 | 58,480 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Total | 13 | 7,124,375 | 100.0% | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic | 55.8% | |||
| Republican | 35.2% | |||
| Libertarian | 7.1% | |||
| Peace and Freedom | 1.1% | |||
| Green | 0.8% | |||
| Democratic | 50.0% | |||
| Republican | 50.0% | |||
| Board of Equalization District | Incumbent | Party | Elected officeholder | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johan Klehs | Democratic | Johan Klehs | Democratic | ||
| 2nd | Dean Andal | Republican | Dean Andal | Republican | ||
| 3rd | Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. | Republican | Claude Parrish | Republican | ||
| 4th | John Chiang | Democratic | John Chiang | Democratic | ||
The incumbent was DemocratJohan Klehs, who was elected in1994 with 51.5% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Johan Klehs (incumbent) | 965,504 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 965,504 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Kennita Watson | 277,398 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 277,398 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Johan Klehs (incumbent) | 1,440,370 | 78.4 | |
| Libertarian | Kennita Watson | 396,346 | 21.6 | |
| Total votes | 1,836,716 | 100.0 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 665,707 | 26.6 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The incumbent was RepublicanDean Andal, who was elected in1994 with 54.1% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Y. Santos | 295,718 | 50.2 | |
| Democratic | Joseph F. Micallef | 293,777 | 49.8 | |
| Total votes | 589,495 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dean Andal (incumbent) | 745,686 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 745,686 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dean Andal (incumbent) | 1,041,933 | 55.2 | |
| Democratic | Tom Y. Santos | 845,533 | 44.8 | |
| Total votes | 1,887,466 | 100.0 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 377,911 | 16.7 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
The incumbent was Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., who was elected in1986,1990, and1994. He was ineligible for reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Christian-Heising | 196,710 | 44.5 | |
| Democratic | Mark A. Spiegler | 171,270 | 38.8 | |
| Democratic | Fred Clayton | 73,645 | 16.7 | |
| Total votes | 441,625 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Claude Parrish | 246,965 | 33.1 | |
| Republican | Craig A. Wilson | 237,724 | 31.9 | |
| Republican | Patrick James Leone | 91,279 | 12.2 | |
| Republican | Andy Schooler | 71,404 | 9.6 | |
| Republican | Hal J. Styles, Jr. | 50,900 | 6.8 | |
| Republican | Jim Stieringer | 47,231 | 6.3 | |
| Total votes | 745,503 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | J.R. Graham | 37,677 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 37,677 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace and Freedom | Maxine Bell Quirk | 15,479 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 15,479 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Claude Parrish | 1,028,148 | 53.1 | |
| Democratic | Mary Christian-Heising | 806,716 | 41.7 | |
| Libertarian | J.R. Graham | 71,428 | 3.7 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Maxine Bell Quirk | 29,908 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 1,936,200 | 100.0 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 194,842 | 9.1 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
The incumbent was DemocratJohn Chiang, who was appointed in 1997 to finish the term ofBrad Sherman, who resigned following his election to theU.S. House of Representatives. Chiang was running for reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Chiang | 217,715 | 34.6 | |
| Democratic | Jose Fernandez | 150,020 | 23.8 | |
| Democratic | Tyrone I. Vahedi | 92,336 | 14.7 | |
| Democratic | Craig 'Tax Freeze' Freis | 65,256 | 10.4 | |
| Democratic | Gregorio Alejandro Armanta | 53,130 | 8.4 | |
| Democratic | Gil Eisner | 51,369 | 8.2 | |
| Total votes | 629,826 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe H. Adams, Jr. | 198,881 | 80.6 | |
| Republican | Khalil Khalil | 47,767 | 19.4 | |
| Total votes | 246,648 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | William R. Jennings | 24,026 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 24,026 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Glenn Trujillo Bailey | 22,494 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 22,494 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace and Freedom | Shirley Rachel Isaacson | 22,040 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 22,040 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Chiang | 881,724 | 60.2 | |
| Republican | Joe H. Adams, Jr. | 437,171 | 29.9 | |
| Green | Glenn Trujillo Bailey | 58,480 | 4.0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Shirley Rachel Isaacson | 45,104 | 3.1 | |
| Libertarian | William R. Jennings | 41,514 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 1,463,993 | 100.0 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 194,842 | 11.7 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||