1998 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election

California SPI election, 1998

March 3, 1998

Nominee Delaine Eastin Gloria Matta Tuchman Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 2,201,116 1,300,547 Percentage 43.24 25.55

Election results by county   Delaine Eastin   Gloria Matta Tuchman

SPI before election Delaine Eastin Nonpartisan Elected SPI Delaine Eastin Nonpartisan

The 1998 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on March 3, 1998. Incumbent Delaine Eastin defeated Gloria Matta Tuchman, Barbara Carpenter, Mark Isler, and Miles Everett.

Results

California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1998

Candidate		Votes	%
Delaine Eastin (incumbent)		2,201,116	43.24
Gloria Matta Tuchman		1,300,547	25.55
Barbara Carpenter		654,866	12.86
Mark Isler		610,465	11.99
Miles Everett		323,672	6.36
Invalid or blank votes		1,635,418	24.31%
Total votes		5,090,666	100.00
Voter turnout		32.57%

Results by county

County	Eastin	Votes	Tuchman	Votes	Carpenter	Votes	Isler	Votes	Everett	Votes
San Francisco	62.14%	83,717	16.16%	21,766	11.48%	15,466	5.69%	7,672	4.53%	6,099
Alameda	58.64%	142,767	17.82%	43,396	10.44%	25,420	7.49%	18,228	5.61%	13,665
Marin	54.74%	32,946	21.90%	13,179	10.28%	6,187	8.04%	4,841	5.04%	3,031
Yolo	53.07%	18,460	22.33%	7,766	9.13%	3,175	9.97%	3,467	5.50%	1,913
Santa Clara	50.96%	132,970	23.33%	60,865	10.44%	27,245	9.21%	24,040	6.06%	15,816
San Mateo	50.80%	60,598	21.61%	25,779	12.52%	14,938	8.58%	10,240	6.48%	7,725
Santa Cruz	50.05%	27,364	23.44%	12,816	11.20%	6,122	9.76%	5,338	5.54%	3,030
Sierra	48.81%	679	21.21%	295	9.92%	138	13.80%	192	6.25%	87
San Benito	48.15%	4,737	23.22%	2,284	11.72%	1,153	11.34%	1,116	5.57%	548
Contra Costa	47.89%	89,424	24.04%	44,882	11.97%	22,348	10.50%	19,609	5.60%	10,461
San Luis Obispo	47.86%	28,916	24.78%	14,973	10.40%	6,282	11.67%	7,051	5.28%	3,190
Plumas	46.98%	2,981	21.48%	1,363	11.82%	750	13.96%	886	5.75%	365
Sonoma	46.40%	46,968	23.98%	24,279	12.38%	12,530	10.12%	10,242	7.12%	7,211
Sacramento	46.18%	108,442	23.60%	55,430	10.01%	23,509	13.86%	32,542	6.35%	14,908
Lassen	45.82%	2,894	21.17%	1,337	11.05%	698	13.63%	861	8.33%	526
Nevada	45.72%	12,529	26.46%	7,251	10.18%	2,790	12.15%	3,329	5.49%	1,505
Santa Barbara	45.44%	35,681	25.31%	19,877	11.59%	9,103	12.23%	9,605	5.42%	4,257
Monterey	45.28%	26,637	26.29%	15,467	11.71%	6,887	10.96%	6,445	5.77%	3,392
Alpine	45.05%	205	19.34%	88	16.48%	75	12.31%	56	6.81%	31
Napa	45.04%	13,617	26.42%	7,986	12.45%	3,764	10.43%	3,154	5.65%	1,709
Solano	45.00%	28,331	25.51%	16,063	11.50%	7,241	10.89%	6,858	7.09%	4,464
Modoc	44.74%	1,315	23.85%	701	12.18%	358	12.56%	369	6.67%	196
Amador	43.73%	4,339	24.03%	2,384	10.37%	1,029	15.63%	1,551	6.24%	619
Calaveras	43.51%	5,280	21.22%	2,575	11.83%	1,436	15.49%	1,880	7.95%	965
Los Angeles	42.87%	503,160	25.42%	298,377	13.97%	163,986	10.82%	126,967	6.93%	81,307
Placer	42.73%	22,876	25.47%	13,637	10.71%	5,734	14.88%	7,967	6.21%	3,322
Mono	42.41%	1,117	22.97%	605	12.98%	342	13.25%	349	8.39%	221
Humboldt	42.36%	12,837	23.84%	7,225	13.47%	4,083	13.36%	4,048	6.97%	2,113
Stanislaus	41.89%	25,428	20.36%	12,357	14.92%	9,060	16.68%	10,123	6.16%	3,739
Mendocino	41.75%	7,971	26.00%	4,965	13.81%	2,637	10.77%	2,056	7.67%	1,465
Colusa	41.34%	1,418	26.27%	901	11.11%	381	14.87%	510	6.41%	220
Tuolumne	40.80%	5,674	24.57%	3,417	11.81%	1,643	16.73%	2,326	6.09%	847
El Dorado	40.67%	15,229	25.54%	9,562	11.39%	4,264	15.22%	5,701	7.18%	2,689
Lake	40.47%	5,434	22.09%	2,966	16.38%	2,199	14.30%	1,920	6.77%	909
Butte	40.40%	18,819	32.11%	14,958	9.18%	4,274	12.77%	5,947	5.55%	2,584
San Joaquin	40.34%	33,364	28.32%	23,423	11.35%	9,386	14.38%	11,892	5.61%	4,642
Del Norte	40.18%	2,290	20.02%	1,141	17.74%	1,011	14.88%	848	7.18%	409
Siskiyou	40.15%	4,556	27.82%	3,157	13.90%	1,577	11.56%	1,312	6.57%	746
San Diego	38.96%	163,753	27.11%	113,952	13.75%	57,770	13.98%	58,757	6.20%	26,064
Ventura	38.50%	49,313	28.18%	36,095	14.83%	19,001	12.56%	16,090	5.93%	7,596
Trinity	38.48%	1,421	26.59%	982	13.81%	510	13.51%	499	7.61%	281
San Bernardino	38.40%	71,053	27.10%	50,141	13.85%	25,624	13.40%	24,788	7.25%	13,423
Fresno	38.19%	41,516	27.35%	29,733	15.51%	16,864	13.72%	14,913	5.22%	5,676
Yuba	37.99%	3,986	26.99%	2,831	12.08%	1,267	15.45%	1,621	7.49%	786
Merced	37.52%	9,203	24.84%	6,093	19.88%	4,877	12.10%	2,967	5.66%	1,388
Inyo	36.95%	1,773	22.15%	1,063	13.82%	663	15.04%	722	12.04%	578
Sutter	36.79%	6,130	28.52%	4,753	16.90%	1,985	11.91%	2,816	5.88%	980
Mariposa	35.67%	1,916	24.41%	1,311	13.11%	704	19.98%	1,073	6.83%	367
Tulare	35.32%	16,415	30.06%	13,974	13.93%	6,477	14.40%	6,693	6.29%	2,922
Riverside	35.15%	69,018	26.88%	52,789	15.49%	30,413	15.39%	30,222	7.09%	13,922
Glenn	34.03%	2,167	32.34%	2,059	13.13%	836	14.62%	931	5.87%	374
Orange	33.96%	134,218	32.65%	129,064	13.17%	52,050	13.89%	54,911	6.33%	25,038
Madera	33.19%	6,098	28.60%	5,256	13.74%	2,525	18.73%	3,442	5.74%	1,054
Tehama	33.01%	4,624	27.29%	3,823	15.62%	2,188	17.31%	2,425	6.77%	949
Kings	32.26%	5,188	24.35%	3,916	17.75%	2,855	18.69%	3,006	6.96%	1,119
Shasta	31.52%	10,691	34.23%	11,610	12.59%	4,271	15.64%	5,305	6.01%	2,038
Kern	30.26%	25,361	31.15%	26,106	13.07%	10,951	17.74%	14,871	7.78%	6,516
Imperial	27.66%	5,302	28.71%	5,503	19.90%	3,814	15.00%	2,875	8.74%	1,675

See also

• California state elections, 1998
• State of California
• California Department of Education

External links

• VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians
• Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State