1998 California Secretary of State election

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1998 California Secretary of State election
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  1994 November 3, 1998 2002  
  Bill Jones, 1995.jpg Michela Alioto-Pier.png
Nominee Bill Jones Michela Alioto
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote3,785,0693,695,344
Percentage47.00%45.89%

1998 California Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
County results
Jones:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Alioto:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     60–70%

Sec. of State before election

Bill Jones
Republican

Elected Sec. of State

Bill Jones
Republican

The 1998 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Republican incumbent, Bill Jones, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Michela Alioto. As of 2022, this was the last time a Republican was elected California Secretary of State.

Contents

Primary results

Final results from California Secretary of State. [1]

Peace & Freedom

California Secretary of State Peace & Freedom primary, 1998
CandidateVotes %
Israel Feuer64,06350.20
Marisa Helene Palyvos-Story63,54649.80
Total votes127,609 100.00

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 1998 (Others)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Jones 2,615,933 100.00
Democratic Michela Alioto 2,043,616 100.00
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 183,963 100.00
Natural Law Jane Ann Bialosky 103,320 100.00
American Independent Carolyn Rae Short 82,014 100.00
Reform Valli Sharpe-Geisler 67,172 100.00
Green Israel Feuer (write-in) 22 100.00

General election results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [2]

1998 Secretary of State election, California
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Jones (incumbent) 3,785,069 47.00
Democratic Michela Alioto 3,695,34445.89
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot216,8532.69
Natural Law Jane Ann Bialosky103,6311.29
American Independent Carolyn Rae Short100,2651.25
Peace and Freedom Israel Feuer78,8370.98
Reform Valli Sharpe-Geisler72,9490.91
Invalid or blank votes477,7805.54
Total votes8,529,948 100.00
Turnout  41.32
Republican hold

Results by county

Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [3]

County Jones Votes Alioto VotesLightfootVotesOthersVotes
Tulare 66.29%47,65629.17%20,9731.82%1,3082.72%1,953
Madera 64.30%16,61629.32%7,5783.15%8133.23%835
Glenn 63.77%4,66729.05%2,1262.66%1954.52%331
Sutter 63.31%13,56630.39%6,5112.35%5043.95%846
Modoc 62.83%2,14028.21%9613.20%1095.75%196
Colusa 61.81%2,91632.17%1,5182.33%1103.69%174
Fresno 60.88%100,96733.61%55,7322.09%3,4683.42%5,670
Orange 60.82%417,10131.98%219,2922.90%19,8864.31%29,540
Kern 60.76%83,86131.37%43,3033.37%4,6514.50%6,214
Placer 60.64%52,30931.83%27,4603.69%3,1873.83%3,304
Mariposa 60.26%4,21431.06%2,1724.50%3154.18%292
El Dorado 59.60%33,43132.74%18,3633.53%1,9814.14%2,320
Shasta 59.57%30,86032.44%16,8043.17%1,6424.82%2,498
Inyo 59.38%3,88432.00%2,0933.46%2265.17%338
Lassen 59.02%4,75731.69%2,5543.37%2725.92%477
Plumas 58.95%4,90933.76%2,8113.06%2554.23%352
Sierra 58.42%98530.07%5075.22%886.29%106
Kings 58.02%12,76935.44%7,8002.19%4824.35%958
Tehama 57.91%10,40833.20%5,9673.34%6015.54%996
Nevada 57.90%21,83034.80%13,1213.00%1,1324.29%1,619
Amador 57.03%7,42736.62%4,7693.10%4043.24%422
Mono 56.62%1,88134.95%1,1614.39%1464.03%134
Butte 55.70%35,59735.87%22,9233.09%1,9775.33%3,407
San Luis Obispo 55.24%45,95737.51%31,2093.25%2,7073.99%3,320
Siskiyou 55.02%8,83836.83%5,9163.47%5584.67%750
Yuba 54.85%7,18736.48%4,7803.34%4375.33%698
Calaveras 54.39%8,55136.00%5,6605.47%8604.13%650
Del Norte 54.15%3,88836.28%2,6053.31%2386.25%449
San Diego 54.07%378,50838.26%267,8422.98%20,8774.68%32,793
Riverside 53.72%175,82038.66%126,5252.85%9,3134.78%15,628
Tuolumne 53.65%10,49338.99%7,6253.37%6603.98%779
Ventura 53.62%107,17838.16%76,2623.08%6,1595.14%10,267
Stanislaus 52.49%51,19541.81%40,7792.42%2,3563.28%3,197
Merced 52.12%20,20242.25%16,3761.94%7523.70%1,433
San Bernardino 51.75%165,95840.46%129,7452.95%9,4504.84%15,515
Alpine 51.47%28136.08%1973.48%198.97%49
Sacramento 51.44%179,86642.37%148,1712.35%8,2103.85%13,446
Santa Barbara 51.21%60,68640.99%48,5832.89%3,4234.91%5,820
Trinity 51.07%2,47435.84%1,7365.43%2637.66%371
San Joaquin 50.52%61,55843.00%52,3912.46%2,9924.03%4,911
Napa 49.32%20,43442.33%17,5382.86%1,1875.49%2,274
Humboldt 47.63%21,31539.76%17,7924.31%1,9318.30%3,714
San Benito 44.70%5,64147.33%5,9732.77%3495.21%658
Imperial 44.32%10,06546.18%10,4872.72%6176.79%1,542
Lake 44.22%8,15448.77%8,9932.77%5104.24%782
Monterey 43.67%38,42949.10%43,2112.49%2,1924.74%4,171
Contra Costa 42.70%125,08551.25%150,1302.54%7,4463.51%10,291
Santa Clara 41.68%167,26251.12%205,1422.81%11,2654.39%17,617
Yolo 40.99%19,92152.74%25,6282.25%1,0934.02%1,954
Mendocino 40.28%11,15448.24%13,3594.03%1,1157.45%2,064
Solano 39.97%39,53353.82%53,2332.17%2,1444.05%4,008
Los Angeles 39.81%752,73753.66%1,014,6482.34%44,3094.19%79,194
Sonoma 39.76%61,39751.10%78,9023.32%5,1345.82%8,980
Marin 39.73%38,59653.53%52,0062.41%2,3374.33%4,211
San Mateo 38.03%75,65156.40%112,1942.17%4,3183.39%6,749
Santa Cruz 34.00%27,89155.40%45,4503.92%3,2196.68%5,479
Alameda 29.50%108,07162.88%230,3462.70%9,8874.93%18,048
San Francisco 22.53%50,34270.46%157,4112.14%4,7744.87%10,888

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References

  1. "CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 1998 Primary Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  2. "CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1998 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)