1998 California elections
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California's state elections were held November 3, 1998. Necessary primary elections were held on March 3. Up for election were all the seats of the California State Assembly, 20 seats of the California Senate, seven constitutional officers, all the seats of the California Board of Equalization, as well as votes on retention of two Supreme Court justices and various appeals court judges. Twelve ballot measures were also up for approval. Municipal offices were also included in the election.[1]
Constitutional Offices
Governor
Final results from Secretary of State.[2]
| 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 | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Lieutenant Governor
Final results from the Secretary of State of California[3]
| 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 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Secretary of State
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Jones | 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 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
Controller
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[5]
| 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 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Treasurer
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[6]
| 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 | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Attorney General
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[7]
| 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 | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Insurance Commissioner
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[8]
| 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 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
Board of Equalization
Final results from the California Secretary of State:[1]
Overview
| 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 | — | |
District 1
| 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 | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
| 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 | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Judicial system
Final results from the California Secretary of State:[2]
| Chief Justice Ronald 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 Justice Janice 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 Justice Ming 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 Justice Stanley 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 | ||||||
California State Legislature elections
State Senate
- For individual races see 1998 California State Senate elections.
There are 40 seats in the State Senate. For this election, candidates running in even-numbered districts ran for four-year terms.[9]
| California State Senate - 1998 | Seats | |
| style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic-Held | 23 |
| style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican-Held | 16 |
| style="background-color:Template:Independent Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Independent Held | 1 |
| 1998 Elections | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic Held and Uncontested | 8 |
| style="background-color:Template:Peace and Freedom Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Contested | 20 |
| style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican Held and Uncontested | 11 |
| style="background-color:Template:Independent Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Independent Held and Uncontested | 1 |
| Total |
40 | |
State Assembly
- For individual races see 1998 California State Assembly elections.
All 80 biennially elected seats of the State Assembly were up for election this year. Each seat has a two-year term. The Democrats retained control of the State Assembly.[10]
| California State Assembly - 1998 | Seats | |
| style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic-Held | 43 |
| style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican-Held | 37 |
| 1998 Elections | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested | 32 |
| style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican Incumbent and Uncontested | 23 |
| style="background-color:Template:Peace and Freedom Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Contested, Open Seats | 25 |
| Total |
80 | |
Statewide ballot propositions
Twelve ballot propositions qualified to be listed on the general election ballot in California. Eight measures passed while four failed.[11][12]
Proposition 1A
Proposition 1A would provide for a bond 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 in California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California systems. Proposition 1A passed with 62.5% approval.
Proposition 1
Proposition 1 would amend Article XIII A of the Constitution, added by Proposition 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
Proposition 2 would impose repayment conditions on loans of transportation revenues to the General Fund and local entities; and designate local transportation funds as trust funds and require a transportation purpose for their use. Proposition 2 passed with 75.4% approval.
Proposition 3
Proposition 3 would change existing open primary law to require closed, partisan primaries for purposes of selecting delegates to national presidential nominating conventions, limiting voting for such delegates to voters registered by political party. Proposition 3 failed with 46.1% approval.
Proposition 4
Proposition 4 would prohibit trapping fur-bearing or non-game mammals with specified traps, such as poison and steel-jawed leghold traps, and would prohibit commerce in fur of such animals. Proposition 4 passed with 57.5% approval.
Proposition 5
Proposition 5 would specify terms and conditions of mandatory compact between state and Indian tribes for gambling on tribal land. Proposition 5 passed with 62.4% approval.
Proposition 6
Proposition 6 would make possession, transfer, or receipt of horses for slaughter for human consumption a felony, and would make the sale of horse meat for human consumption a misdemeanor. Proposition 6 passed with 59.4% approval.
Proposition 7
Proposition 7 would authorize $218 million in state tax credits annually, until January 2011, to encourage air-emissions reductions through the acquisition, conversion, and retrofitting of vehicles and equipment. Proposition 7 failed with 43.6% approval.
Proposition 8
Proposition 8 called for permanent class size reduction funding for districts establishing parent-teacher councils, testing for teacher credentialing, and pupil suspension for drug possession. Proposition 8 failed with 36.8% approval.
Proposition 9
Proposition 9 would prohibit assessment of taxes, bonds, and surcharges to pay costs of nuclear power plants. Proposition 9 failed with 26.5% approval.
Proposition 10
Proposition 10 would create state and county commissions to establish early childhood development and smoking prevention programs, and impose additional taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products. Proposition 10 passed with 50.5% approval.
Proposition 11
Proposition 11 would authorize local governments to voluntarily enter into sales tax revenue sharing agreements by a two-thirds vote of the local city council or board of supervisors of each participating jurisdiction. Proposition 11 passed with 53.4% approval.
See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly
- 1998 California State Assembly elections
- California State Senate
- 1998 California State Senate elections
- Districts in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- Political party strength in California
- Elections in California
References
- ^ "Statement of Vote to the 1998 general election". Archived from the original on 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "CA Secretary of State - 1998 Governor Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "CA Secretary of State - 1998 Lieutenant Governor Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "CA Secretary of State - 1998 Secretary of State Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "CA Secretary of State - 1998 State Controller Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "CA Secretary of State - 1998 State Treasurer Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "CA Secretary of State - 1998 Attorney General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ CA Secretary of State - 1998 Insurance Commissioner Election[permanent dead link]
- ^ Complete official results from the Secretary of State (State Senate) Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Complete official results from the Secretary of State (State Assembly)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ A directory of California state propositions
- ^ "Complete official results from the Secretary of State (Propositions)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-08-13.