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The 1898 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Republican State Senator Jacob H. Neff defeated Democratic-Fusion [1] Los Angeles City Councilman E. L. Hutchinson with 50.83% of the vote. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jacob H. Neff | 146,323 | 52.20% | ||
Democratic | E. L. Hutchinson | 118,921 | 42.42% | ||
Socialist Labor | Andrew James | 8,784 | 3.13% | ||
Prohibition | Robert Summers | 6,307 | 2.25% | ||
Majority | 280,335 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
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