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| Registered | 14,969,185[1] | |||
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| Turnout | 57.59% ( 7.94pp)[1] | |||
Elections were held inCalifornia on November 3, 1998.Primary elections were held on March 3. Up for election were all the seats of theCalifornia State Assembly, 20 seats of theCalifornia Senate, seven constitutional officers, all the seats of theCalifornia Board of Equalization, as well as votes on retention of twoSupreme Court justices and various appeals court judges. Twelveballot measures were also up for approval. Municipal offices were also included in the election.[2]
Final results fromSecretary of State.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gray Davis | 4,860,702 | 58.0 | |||
| Republican | Dan Lungren | 3,218,030 | 38.4 | |||
| Green | Dan Hamburg | 104,179 | 1.2 | |||
| Libertarian | Steve Kubby | 73,845 | 0.9 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Gloria Estela LaRiva | 59,218 | 0.7 | |||
| American Independent | Nathan E. Johnson | 37,964 | 0.5 | |||
| Natural Law | Harold H. Bloomfield | 31,237 | 0.4 | |||
| No party | Write-ins | 21 | 0.0 | |||
| Invalid or blank votes | 235,925 | 2.74 | ||||
| Total votes | 8,621,121 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.4 | |||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
Final results from theSecretary of State of California[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cruz Bustamante | 4,290,473 | 52.7 | |
| Republican | Tim Leslie | 3,161,031 | 38.8 | |
| Green | Sara Amir | 247,897 | 3.0 | |
| Libertarian | Thomas Tryon | 167,523 | 2.1 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jaime Luis Gomez | 109,888 | 1.4 | |
| American Independent | George McCoy | 92,349 | 1.1 | |
| Reform | James Mangia | 74,180 | 0.9 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 477,780 | 5.54 | ||
| Total votes | 8,621,121 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | 41.4 | |||
| Democratichold | ||||
Final results from theSecretary of State of California.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Jones (incumbent) | 3,785,069 | 47.00 | |
| Democratic | Michela Alioto | 3,695,344 | 45.89 | |
| Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 216,853 | 2.69 | |
| Natural Law | Jane Ann Bialosky | 103,631 | 1.29 | |
| American Independent | Carolyn Rae Short | 100,265 | 1.25 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Israel Feuer | 78,837 | 0.98 | |
| Reform | Valli Sharpe-Geisler | 72,949 | 0.91 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 568,173 | 6.59 | ||
| Total votes | 8,621,121 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 41.4 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Final results from theSecretary of State of California.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathleen Connell (incumbent) | 4,875,969 | 60.91 | |
| Republican | Ruben Barrales | 2,653,153 | 33.14 | |
| Libertarian | Pamela Pescosolido | 147,397 | 1.84 | |
| American Independent | Alfred "Al" L. Burgess | 108,847 | 1.36 | |
| Reform | Denise L. Jackson | 100,683 | 1.26 | |
| Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 68,738 | 0.86 | |
| Natural Law | Iris Adam | 50,990 | 0.64 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 615,344 | 7.14 | ||
| Total votes | 8,621,121 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 41.4 | |||
| Democratichold | ||||
Final results from theSecretary of State of California.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phil Angelides | 4,166,206 | 52.60 | |||
| Republican | Curt Pringle | 3,159,898 | 39.90 | |||
| Libertarian | John Petersen | 183,436 | 2.32 | |||
| Natural Law | Carlos Aguirre | 172,844 | 2.18 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Jan B. Tucker | 146,226 | 1.85 | |||
| American Independent | Edmon V. Kaiser | 91,801 | 1.16 | |||
| Invalid or blank votes | 700,710 | 8.13 | ||||
| Total votes | 8,621,121 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.4 | |||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
Final results from theSecretary of State of California.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Lockyer | 4,119,139 | 51.50 | |||
| Republican | Dave Stirling | 3,389,709 | 42.38 | |||
| American Independent | Diane Beall Templin | 194,077 | 2.43 | |||
| Libertarian | Joseph S. Farina | 149,430 | 1.87 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Robert J. Evans | 145,379 | 1.82 | |||
| Invalid or blank votes | 623,387 | 7.23 | ||||
| Total votes | 8,621,121 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.4 | |||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
Final results from theSecretary of State of California.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chuck Quackenbush (incumbent) | 4,006,762 | 49.86 | |
| Democratic | Diane Martinez | 3,519,453 | 43.80 | |
| Libertarian | Dale F. Ogden | 169,922 | 2.11 | |
| Natural Law | Barbara Bourdette | 130,834 | 1.63 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Gary R. Ramos | 116,091 | 1.44 | |
| American Independent | Merton D. Short | 92,975 | 1.16 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 585,084 | 6.79 | ||
| Total votes | 8,621,121 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | 41.4 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Final results from theCalifornia Secretary of State:[1]
| California Board of Equalization elections, 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 3,974,343 | 55.79% | 2 | 0 | |
| Republican | 2,507,252 | 35.19% | 2 | 0 | |
| Libertarian | 509,288 | 7.15% | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 75,012 | 1.05% | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 58,480 | 0.82% | 0 | 0 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 1,596,255 | 18.30% | — | — | |
| Totals | 8,720,630 | 100.00% | 4 | — | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Johan Klehs (incumbent) | 1,440,370 | 78.42 | |
| Libertarian | Kennita Watson | 396,346 | 21.58 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 665,707 | 26.60 | ||
| Total votes | 2,597,630 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dean Andal (incumbent) | 1,041,933 | 55.20 | |
| Democratic | Tom Y. Santos | 845,533 | 44.80 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 377,911 | 16.68 | ||
| Total votes | 2,265,377 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Claude Parrish | 1,028,148 | 53.10 | |
| Democratic | Mary Christian-Heising | 806,716 | 41.66 | |
| Libertarian | J. R. Graham | 71,428 | 3.69 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Maxine Bell Quirk | 29,908 | 1.54 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 357,795 | 15.60 | ||
| Total votes | 2,293,995 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Chiang | 881,724 | 60.23 | |
| Republican | Joe H. Adams, Jr. | 437,171 | 29.86 | |
| Green | Glenn Trujillo Bailey | 58,480 | 3.99 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Shirley Rachel Isaacson | 45,104 | 3.08 | |
| Libertarian | William R. Jennings | 41,514 | 2.84 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 194,842 | 11.75 | ||
| Total votes | 1,658,835 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
Final results from theCalifornia Secretary of State:[2]
| Chief JusticeRonald George | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 4,656,520 | 75.49% | ||||
| No | 1,511,953 | 24.51% | ||||
| Invalid | 2,452,648 | 28.45% | ||||
| Total votes | 8,621,121 | 100.0% | ||||
| Majority | 3,144,567 | 49.98% | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Associate JusticeJanice Rogers Brown, Seat 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 4,376,553 | 75.91% | ||||
| No | 1,389,053 | 24.09% | ||||
| Invalid | 2,855,515 | 33.12% | ||||
| Total votes | 8,621,121 | 100.0% | ||||
| Majority | 987,500 | 51.82% | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Associate JusticeMing Chin, Seat 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 4,203,767 | 69.26% | ||||
| No | 1,865,420 | 30.74% | ||||
| Invalid | 2,551,934 | 29.60% | ||||
| Total votes | 8,621,121 | 100.0% | ||||
| Majority | 2,338,347 | 38.42% | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Associate JusticeStanley Mosk, Seat 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 4,158,457 | 70.51% | ||||
| No | 1,739,471 | 29.49% | ||||
| Invalid | 2,723,193 | 31.59% | ||||
| Total votes | 8,621,121 | 100.0% | ||||
| Majority | 2,418,986 | 45.2% | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
There are 40 seats in theState Senate. For this election, candidates running in even-numbered districts ran for four-year terms.[10]
| California State Senate - 1998 | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 23 | |
| Republican-Held | 16 | |
| Independent Held | 1 | |
| 1998 Elections | ||
| Democratic Held and Uncontested | 8 | |
| Contested | 20 | |
| Republican Held and Uncontested | 11 | |
| Independent Held and Uncontested | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | |
All 80 biennially elected seats of theState Assembly were up for election this year. Each seat has a two-year term. The Democrats retained control of the State Assembly.[11]
| California State Assembly - 1998 | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 43 | |
| Republican-Held | 37 | |
| 1998 Elections | ||
| Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested | 32 | |
| Republican Incumbent and Uncontested | 23 | |
| Contested, Open Seats | 25 | |
| Total | 80 | |
Twelveballot propositions qualified to be listed on the general election ballot in California. Eight measures passed while four failed.[12][13]
Proposition 1A would provide for abond of $9.2 billion for funding for at least four years for class size reduction, to relieve overcrowding and accommodate student enrollment growth and to repair older schools and for wiring and cabling for education technology; and to upgrade and build new classrooms inCalifornia Community Colleges,California State University, andUniversity of California systems. Proposition 1A passed with 62.5% approval.
Proposition 1 would amend Article XIII A of theConstitution, added byProposition 13, to allow repair or replacement of environmentally-contaminated property or structures without increasing the tax valuation of original or replacement property. Proposition 1 passed with 71.1% of the vote.
Proposition 2 would impose repayment conditions onloans oftransportation revenues to the General Fund and local entities; and designate local transportation funds astrust funds and require a transportation purpose for their use. Proposition 2 passed with 75.4% approval.
Proposition 3 would change existing openprimarylaw to requireclosed, partisanprimaries for purposes of selectingdelegates tonational presidential nominating conventions, limiting voting for such delegates tovoters registered bypolitical party. Proposition 3 failed with 46.1% approval.
Proposition 4 would prohibittrappingfur-bearing or non-gamemammals with specified traps, such aspoison andsteel-jawed leghold traps, and would prohibitcommerce in fur of such animals. Proposition 4 passed with 57.5% approval.
Proposition 5 would specify terms and conditions of mandatorycompact between state andIndian tribes forgambling on tribal land. Proposition 5 passed with 62.4% approval.
Proposition 6 would make possession, transfer, or receipt ofhorses forslaughter for human consumption afelony, and would make the sale ofhorse meat for human consumption amisdemeanor. Proposition 6 passed with 59.4% approval.
Proposition 7 would authorize $218 million in statetax credits annually, until January 2011, to encourageair-emissions reductions through the acquisition, conversion, andretrofitting ofvehicles and equipment. Proposition 7 failed with 43.6% approval.
Proposition 8 called for permanentclass size reduction funding fordistricts establishingparent-teacher councils, testing forteacher credentialing, and pupilsuspension fordrug possession. Proposition 8 failed with 36.8% approval.
Proposition 9 would prohibit assessment oftaxes,bonds, andsurcharges to pay costs ofnuclear power plants. Proposition 9 failed with 26.5% approval.
Proposition 10 would create state and countycommissions to establishearly childhood development andsmoking prevention programs, and impose additional taxes oncigarettes andtobacco products. Proposition 10 passed with 50.5% approval.
Proposition 11 would authorizelocal governments to voluntarily enter intosales taxrevenue sharing agreements by a two-thirds vote of the localcity council orboard of supervisors of each participatingjurisdiction. Proposition 11 passed with 53.4% approval.
