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The 1998 California Attorney General election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic nominee, Bill Lockyer, defeated the Republican nominee, Dave Stirling, for the office previously held by incumbent Dan Lungren, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for governor.
Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [1]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lockyer | 1,294,166 | 47.27 | |
| Lynn Schenk | 685,163 | 25.03 | |
| Charles M. Calderon | 645,574 | 23.58 | |
| Michael Schmeier | 112,875 | 4.12 | |
| Total votes | 2,737,778 | 100.00 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stirling | 1,612,742 | 66.40 | |
| Mike Capizzi | 815,919 | 33.60 | |
| Total votes | 2,428,661 | 100.00 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J. Evans | 74,042 | 53.69 | |
| Gary P. Kast | 63,874 | 46.31 | |
| Total votes | 137,916 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Joseph S. Farina | 86,720 | 100.00 | |
| American Independent | Diane Beall Templin | 78,055 | 100.00 | |
Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [2]
| 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 | 623,404 | 7.23 | ||||
| Total votes | 7,997,734 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.32 | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results from the Secretary of State of California: [2]
| County | Lockyer | Votes | Stirling | Votes | Templin | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 75.01% | 165,888 | 17.38% | 38,434 | 2.56% | 5,659 | 5.05% | 11,163 |
| Alameda | 69.43% | 253,905 | 24.12% | 88,209 | 2.14% | 7,810 | 4.31% | 15,766 |
| Marin | 61.95% | 60,229 | 31.96% | 31,074 | 2.12% | 2,059 | 3.97% | 3,860 |
| San Mateo | 61.00% | 119,362 | 32.85% | 64,276 | 2.39% | 4,674 | 3.76% | 7,369 |
| Los Angeles | 60.46% | 1,134,245 | 34.38% | 644,969 | 1.89% | 35,464 | 3.27% | 61,429 |
| Santa Cruz | 57.79% | 46,925 | 31.47% | 25,551 | 3.28% | 2,661 | 7.46% | 6,058 |
| Yolo | 57.12% | 27,967 | 37.12% | 18,172 | 1.97% | 966 | 3.79% | 1,853 |
| Sonoma | 56.91% | 87,921 | 34.67% | 53,566 | 3.16% | 4,879 | 5.26% | 8,129 |
| Solano | 56.55% | 55,766 | 37.79% | 37,264 | 2.61% | 2,575 | 3.05% | 3,012 |
| Santa Clara | 56.09% | 222,707 | 36.94% | 146,660 | 2.78% | 11,040 | 4.19% | 16,656 |
| Contra Costa | 55.63% | 158,611 | 38.60% | 110,060 | 2.30% | 6,571 | 3.46% | 9,855 |
| Monterey | 52.14% | 46,315 | 41.05% | 36,463 | 2.78% | 2,467 | 4.03% | 3,582 |
| Napa | 51.90% | 21,621 | 41.29% | 17,198 | 2.85% | 1,189 | 3.96% | 1,648 |
| Lake | 51.72% | 9,521 | 41.73% | 7,683 | 2.75% | 506 | 3.80% | 700 |
| Mendocino | 51.49% | 14,148 | 36.57% | 10,047 | 3.56% | 978 | 8.38% | 2,302 |
| San Benito | 49.67% | 6,337 | 42.91% | 5,475 | 3.14% | 400 | 4.29% | 547 |
| Merced | 49.30% | 18,979 | 45.43% | 17,488 | 2.45% | 943 | 2.82% | 1,086 |
| Sacramento | 49.17% | 171,917 | 45.41% | 158,784 | 2.27% | 7,946 | 3.15% | 10,997 |
| Imperial | 48.62% | 11,325 | 41.94% | 9,769 | 3.17% | 739 | 6.26% | 1,459 |
| Stanislaus | 46.37% | 45,540 | 48.81% | 47,937 | 2.08% | 2,042 | 2.74% | 2,691 |
| Santa Barbara | 46.14% | 54,190 | 47.42% | 55,699 | 2.42% | 2,838 | 4.02% | 4,732 |
| San Joaquin | 46.12% | 55,161 | 48.77% | 58,324 | 2.44% | 2,915 | 2.68% | 3,196 |
| San Bernardino | 45.87% | 147,602 | 47.97% | 154,357 | 2.82% | 9,069 | 3.34% | 10,738 |
| Humboldt | 45.39% | 20,156 | 43.33% | 19,243 | 2.79% | 1,240 | 8.49% | 3,771 |
| Fresno | 44.61% | 74,110 | 50.02% | 83,082 | 2.17% | 3,599 | 3.20% | 5,320 |
| Ventura | 44.53% | 88,110 | 49.37% | 97,678 | 2.55% | 5,047 | 3.55% | 7,014 |
| Riverside | 43.71% | 145,032 | 50.45% | 167,416 | 2.60% | 8,635 | 3.23% | 10,743 |
| Kings | 42.99% | 9,557 | 50.77% | 11,286 | 2.68% | 596 | 3.56% | 792 |
| Tuolumne | 42.54% | 8,311 | 51.68% | 10,098 | 2.55% | 499 | 3.23% | 631 |
| Del Norte | 42.52% | 3,087 | 49.60% | 3,601 | 3.58% | 260 | 4.30% | 312 |
| San Luis Obispo | 42.22% | 35,521 | 51.76% | 43,542 | 2.66% | 2,241 | 3.35% | 2,822 |
| San Diego | 42.06% | 289,580 | 51.12% | 351,967 | 2.92% | 20,089 | 3.91% | 26,901 |
| Alpine | 41.07% | 223 | 48.25% | 262 | 5.52% | 30 | 5.15% | 28 |
| Amador | 41.04% | 5,331 | 53.80% | 6,988 | 2.11% | 274 | 3.05% | 396 |
| Yuba | 40.82% | 5,424 | 52.17% | 6,933 | 3.25% | 432 | 3.76% | 500 |
| Trinity | 40.49% | 1,969 | 47.48% | 2,309 | 5.16% | 251 | 6.87% | 334 |
| Tehama | 39.75% | 7,228 | 52.65% | 9,572 | 3.92% | 712 | 3.69% | 670 |
| Butte | 39.47% | 24,949 | 53.85% | 34,037 | 2.87% | 1,814 | 3.81% | 2,408 |
| Siskiyou | 39.22% | 6,331 | 52.46% | 8,468 | 3.57% | 577 | 4.75% | 767 |
| Calaveras | 39.16% | 6,177 | 52.34% | 8,256 | 2.68% | 423 | 5.82% | 918 |
| Plumas | 38.92% | 3,253 | 55.13% | 4,608 | 2.62% | 219 | 3.33% | 278 |
| Tulare | 38.74% | 27,663 | 56.23% | 40,154 | 2.06% | 1,472 | 2.98% | 2,123 |
| Mono | 38.66% | 1,302 | 54.10% | 1,822 | 2.29% | 77 | 4.96% | 167 |
| Nevada | 38.14% | 14,327 | 55.61% | 20,889 | 2.54% | 955 | 3.71% | 1,390 |
| Orange | 37.60% | 254,444 | 56.50% | 382,392 | 2.48% | 16,803 | 3.43% | 23,159 |
| Kern | 37.35% | 50,571 | 56.51% | 76,512 | 2.74% | 3,713 | 3.39% | 4,588 |
| Madera | 36.86% | 9,520 | 57.06% | 14,736 | 2.46% | 636 | 3.61% | 933 |
| Mariposa | 36.85% | 2,567 | 54.64% | 3,806 | 3.22% | 224 | 5.30% | 369 |
| El Dorado | 36.44% | 20,531 | 57.23% | 32,240 | 2.63% | 1,484 | 3.70% | 2,084 |
| Sierra | 36.31% | 618 | 53.94% | 918 | 3.58% | 61 | 6.17% | 105 |
| Lassen | 36.04% | 2,921 | 56.00% | 4,538 | 3.83% | 310 | 4.14% | 335 |
| Placer | 36.01% | 30,488 | 58.11% | 49,202 | 2.25% | 1,903 | 3.64% | 3,077 |
| Shasta | 35.84% | 18,581 | 57.19% | 29,653 | 3.65% | 1,893 | 3.32% | 1,721 |
| Colusa | 35.68% | 1,695 | 59.82% | 2,842 | 1.60% | 76 | 2.91% | 138 |
| Inyo | 35.36% | 2,328 | 57.52% | 3,787 | 3.37% | 222 | 3.75% | 247 |
| Glenn | 35.17% | 2,592 | 58.34% | 4,299 | 3.12% | 230 | 3.37% | 248 |
| Sutter | 34.04% | 7,328 | 60.97% | 13,126 | 2.42% | 521 | 2.58% | 554 |
| Modoc | 33.03% | 1,132 | 58.01% | 1,988 | 4.93% | 169 | 4.03% | 138 |
