The 1998 California Courts of Appeal election was held November 3, 1998. The judges of the California Courts of Appeal are either approved to remain in their seat or rejected by the voters. All of the judges kept their seats.
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The 1998 California Courts of Appeal election was held November 3, 1998. The judges of the California Courts of Appeal are either approved to remain in their seat or rejected by the voters. All of the judges kept their seats.
Final results from the California Secretary of State:
| Associate Justice Douglas E. Swager | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 727,802 | 74.60% | ||||
| No | 247,756 | 25.40% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 705,919 | 41.98% | ||||
| Totals | 1,681,477 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice James R. Lambden | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 714,111 | 74.59% | ||||
| No | 243,223 | 25.41% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 724,143 | 43.07% | ||||
| Totals | 1,681,477 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Ignazio John Ruvolo | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 692,941 | 73.01% | ||||
| No | 256,224 | 26.99% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 732,312 | 43.55% | ||||
| Totals | 1,681,477 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Presiding Justice Michael J. Phelan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 717,477 | 75.55% | ||||
| No | 232,144 | 24.45% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 731,856 | 24.45% | ||||
| Totals | 1,681,477 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 734,392 | 77.01% | ||||
| No | 219,260 | 22.99% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 727,825 | 43.28% | ||||
| Totals | 1,681,477 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Joanne C. Parrilli | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 726,293 | 76.32% | ||||
| No | 225,376 | 23.68% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 729,808 | 43.40% | ||||
| Totals | 1,681,477 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Wes Walker | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 703,891 | 74.96% | ||||
| No | 235,189 | 25.04% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 742,397 | 44.15% | ||||
| Totals | 1,681,477 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Presiding Justice Daniel M. "Mike" Hanlon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 710,748 | 75.34% | ||||
| No | 232,616 | 24.66% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 738,113 | 43.90% | ||||
| Totals | 1,681,477 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice William R. McGuiness | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 706,769 | 75.37% | ||||
| No | 230,942 | 24.63% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 743,766 | 44.23% | ||||
| Totals | 1,681,477 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Timothy A. Reardon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 720,461 | 75.99% | ||||
| No | 227,602 | 24.01% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 733,414 | 43.62% | ||||
| Totals | 1,681,477 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Lawrence T. Stevens | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 710,010 | 76.20% | ||||
| No | 221,765 | 23.80% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 749,702 | 44.59% | ||||
| Totals | 1,681,477 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Presiding Justice Vaino Spencer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,271,364 | 78.36% | ||||
| No | 351,160 | 21.64% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 860,668 | 34.66% | ||||
| Totals | 2,483,192 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Morio L. Fukuto | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,189,500 | 74.84% | ||||
| No | 399,958 | 25.16% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 893,734 | 35.99% | ||||
| Totals | 2,483,192 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice John Zebrowski | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,200,971 | 75.50% | ||||
| No | 389,702 | 24.50% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 892,519 | 35.94% | ||||
| Totals | 2,483,192 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Walter Croskey | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,220,220 | 77.66% | ||||
| No | 351,059 | 22.34% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 911,913 | 36.72% | ||||
| Totals | 2,483,192 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Presiding Justice Charles S. Vogel | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,239,888 | 78.64% | ||||
| No | 336,843 | 21.36% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 906,461 | 36.50% | ||||
| Totals | 2,483,192 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Daniel A. Curry | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,238,240 | 79.08% | ||||
| No | 327,538 | 20.92% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 917,414 | 36.94% | ||||
| Totals | 2,483,192 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Orville "Jack" Armstrong | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,275,037 | 80.12% | ||||
| No | 316,403 | 19.88% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 891,752 | 35.91% | ||||
| Totals | 2,483,192 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Paul H. Coffee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,274,400 | 79.94% | ||||
| No | 319,861 | 20.06% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 888,931 | 35.80% | ||||
| Totals | 2,483,192 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Arthur Gilbert | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,263,437 | 79.56% | ||||
| No | 324,548 | 20.44% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 895,207 | 36.05% | ||||
| Totals | 2,483,192 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Earl Johnson, Jr. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,255,347 | 79.38% | ||||
| No | 326,165 | 20.62% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 901,680 | 36.31% | ||||
| Totals | 2,483,192 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Richard C. Neal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,243,137 | 79.14% | ||||
| No | 327,754 | 20.86% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 912,301 | 36.74% | ||||
| Totals | 2,483,192 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Connie Callahan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 518,935 | 75.73% | ||||
| No | 166,270 | 24.27% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 320,473 | 31.87% | ||||
| Totals | 1,005,678 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Harry Hull | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 484,595 | 72.48% | ||||
| No | 184,009 | 27.52% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 337,074 | 33.52% | ||||
| Totals | 1,005,678 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice George Nicholson | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 508,056 | 74.75% | ||||
| No | 171,651 | 25.25% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 325,971 | 32.41% | ||||
| Totals | 1,005,678 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Presiding Justice Daniel J. Kremer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,030,251 | 74.59% | ||||
| No | 345,455 | 25.01% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 832,770 | 37.71% | ||||
| Totals | 2,218,476 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Alex C. McDonald | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,004,772 | 73.89% | ||||
| No | 355,106 | 26.11% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 848,598 | 38.42% | ||||
| Totals | 2,218,476 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice James A. McIntyre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,012,507 | 74.50% | ||||
| No | 346,576 | 25.50% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 849,393 | 38.46% | ||||
| Totals | 2,218,476 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Presiding Justice Manuel A. Ramirez | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,007,254 | 72.92% | ||||
| No | 374,016 | 27.08% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 827,206 | 37.46% | ||||
| Totals | 2,218,476 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Barton C. Gaut | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 947,758 | 71.04% | ||||
| No | 386,360 | 28.96% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 874,358 | 39.59% | ||||
| Totals | 2,218,476 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice James D. Ward | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 1,013,868 | 75.14% | ||||
| No | 335,495 | 24.86% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 859,113 | 38.90% | ||||
| Totals | 2,218,476 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Presiding Justice Davide G. Sills | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 998,091 | 75.00% | ||||
| No | 332,667 | 25.00% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 877,718 | 39.74% | ||||
| Totals | 2,218,476 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice William W. Bedsworth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 969,025 | 73.86% | ||||
| No | 342,922 | 26.14% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 896,529 | 40.59% | ||||
| Totals | 2,218,476 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice W.F. "Bill" Rylaarsdam | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 920,807 | 70.06% | ||||
| No | 393,572 | 29.94% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 894,097 | 40.48% | ||||
| Totals | 2,218,476 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Edward J. Wallin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 940,915 | 71.18% | ||||
| No | 380,943 | 28.82% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 886,618 | 40.15% | ||||
| Totals | 2,218,476 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Presiding Justice Jim Ardaiz | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 332,970 | 74.59% | ||||
| No | 113,447 | 25.41% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 168,914 | 27.45% | ||||
| Totals | 615,331 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Bert Levy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 332,854 | 75.37% | ||||
| No | 108,774 | 24.63% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 173,703 | 28.23% | ||||
| Totals | 615,331 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Steve Vartabedian | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 316,280 | 72.16% | ||||
| No | 122,038 | 27.84% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 177,013 | 28.77% | ||||
| Totals | 615,331 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Associate Justice Becky Wiseman | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 334,709 | 75.45% | ||||
| No | 108,907 | 24.55% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 171,715 | 27.91% | ||||
| Totals | 615,331 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Presiding Justice Christopher C. Cottle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote on retention | Votes | % | ||||
| Yes | 316,262 | 78.76% | ||||
| No | 85,296 | 21.24% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 225,409 | 35.95% | ||||
| Totals | 626,967 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
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