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 County results Connell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Barrales: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1998California State Controller election occurred on November 3, 1998. Theprimary elections took place on June 3, 1998. TheDemocraticincumbent,Kathleen Connell, defeated theRepublican nominee,Ruben Barrales in a landslide, winning every county except three:Glenn,Kern, andSutter. Every candidate was unopposed in the primary.[1]
Final results from theSecretary of State of California.[2]
| 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 | 615,361 | 7.14 | ||
| Total votes | 8,005,777 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 41.23 | |||
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Final results from theSecretary of State of California.[3]
| County | Connell | Votes | Barrales | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 78.56% | 171,562 | 15.02% | 32,795 | 6.42% | 14,039 |
| Alameda | 74.17% | 270,518 | 19.81% | 72,251 | 6.02% | 21,945 |
| Los Angeles | 69.12% | 1,316,570 | 26.06% | 496,311 | 4.82% | 91,826 |
| Marin | 68.86% | 66,502 | 25.93% | 25,042 | 5.21% | 5,031 |
| Santa Cruz | 66.92% | 54,112 | 23.97% | 19,377 | 9.11% | 7,366 |
| Solano | 65.17% | 64,058 | 28.39% | 27,907 | 6.44% | 6,331 |
| Sonoma | 64.34% | 98,043 | 27.90% | 42,519 | 7.76% | 11,829 |
| Yolo | 63.96% | 31,225 | 30.02% | 14,655 | 6.02% | 2,938 |
| Contra Costa | 63.87% | 180,837 | 30.37% | 85,988 | 5.75% | 16,288 |
| Lake | 62.87% | 11,458 | 30.46% | 5,551 | 6.67% | 1,216 |
| Santa Clara | 62.55% | 247,892 | 30.74% | 121,837 | 6.71% | 26,558 |
| Monterey | 62.25% | 54,430 | 31.08% | 27,176 | 6.67% | 5,826 |
| San Mateo | 61.98% | 122,172 | 33.14% | 65,312 | 4.88% | 9,619 |
| Napa | 61.24% | 25,063 | 31.98% | 13,089 | 6.77% | 2,771 |
| Merced | 61.12% | 23,495 | 33.86% | 13,016 | 5.01% | 1,927 |
| Imperial | 61.03% | 13,866 | 32.15% | 7,304 | 6.83% | 1,551 |
| San Benito | 60.23% | 7,517 | 32.51% | 4,057 | 7.27% | 907 |
| Mendocino | 59.76% | 16,355 | 28.16% | 7,707 | 12.08% | 3,305 |
| Humboldt | 59.69% | 26,119 | 28.75% | 12,579 | 11.57% | 5,062 |
| San Joaquin | 59.38% | 71,027 | 35.66% | 42,660 | 4.96% | 5,929 |
| San Bernardino | 58.04% | 187,167 | 35.82% | 115,498 | 6.13% | 19,806 |
| Stanislaus | 57.93% | 55,947 | 37.39% | 36,114 | 4.69% | 4,524 |
| Santa Barbara | 57.92% | 68,268 | 36.24% | 42,715 | 5.84% | 6,893 |
| Alpine | 57.85% | 317 | 33.21% | 182 | 8.93% | 49 |
| Del Norte | 57.84% | 4,115 | 33.18% | 2,361 | 8.99% | 639 |
| Sacramento | 57.57% | 201,012 | 36.76% | 128,345 | 5.67% | 19,779 |
| Ventura | 57.40% | 113,693 | 36.33% | 71,971 | 6.27% | 12,415 |
| Tuolumne | 56.85% | 11,139 | 37.98% | 7,442 | 5.17% | 1,014 |
| Amador | 56.78% | 7,379 | 38.07% | 4,947 | 5.15% | 669 |
| Kings | 55.99% | 12,247 | 38.10% | 8,333 | 5.93% | 1,294 |
| Riverside | 55.12% | 179,893 | 38.94% | 127,062 | 5.94% | 19,387 |
| San Luis Obispo | 54.30% | 45,125 | 39.83% | 33,098 | 5.88% | 4,879 |
| Calaveras | 53.88% | 8,447 | 38.83% | 6,087 | 7.29% | 1,142 |
| San Diego | 53.65% | 373,986 | 39.54% | 275,676 | 6.81% | 47,466 |
| Mono | 52.70% | 1,747 | 40.27% | 1,335 | 7.03% | 233 |
| Fresno | 52.60% | 85,682 | 41.56% | 67,694 | 5.84% | 9,524 |
| Trinity | 52.53% | 2,526 | 35.12% | 1,689 | 12.35% | 594 |
| Plumas | 52.06% | 4,307 | 41.51% | 3,434 | 6.43% | 532 |
| Lassen | 51.94% | 4,180 | 40.06% | 3,224 | 8.00% | 644 |
| Colusa | 51.63% | 2,433 | 43.59% | 2,054 | 4.77% | 225 |
| Tulare | 51.58% | 36,664 | 42.68% | 30,336 | 5.74% | 4,078 |
| Siskiyou | 51.29% | 8,155 | 41.08% | 6,532 | 7.63% | 1,214 |
| Yuba | 51.03% | 6,694 | 41.75% | 5,477 | 7.22% | 946 |
| Tehama | 50.77% | 9,045 | 40.82% | 7,273 | 8.42% | 1,498 |
| Madera | 50.56% | 12,948 | 43.33% | 11,097 | 6.11% | 1,563 |
| Mariposa | 50.42% | 3,492 | 41.63% | 2,883 | 7.96% | 551 |
| Butte | 49.68% | 31,291 | 43.28% | 27,258 | 7.04% | 4,435 |
| Orange | 49.32% | 332,375 | 44.30% | 298,543 | 6.39% | 43,058 |
| Nevada | 49.32% | 18,544 | 44.33% | 16,670 | 6.35% | 2,389 |
| Sierra | 49.14% | 826 | 39.20% | 659 | 11.66% | 196 |
| Inyo | 49.02% | 3,197 | 43.85% | 2,860 | 7.13% | 465 |
| El Dorado | 48.30% | 27,060 | 45.38% | 25,424 | 6.31% | 3,538 |
| Placer | 48.29% | 40,929 | 46.42% | 39,346 | 5.29% | 4,478 |
| Modoc | 48.26% | 1,634 | 43.15% | 1,461 | 8.59% | 291 |
| Kern | 46.91% | 63,500 | 47.14% | 63,812 | 5.94% | 8,053 |
| Shasta | 46.44% | 24,007 | 45.25% | 23,393 | 8.32% | 4,299 |
| Sutter | 46.19% | 9,829 | 48.37% | 10,293 | 5.45% | 1,159 |
| Glenn | 46.10% | 3,348 | 47.40% | 3,442 | 6.50% | 472 |
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