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The 1998 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on March 3, 1998. Incumbent Delaine Eastin defeated Gloria Matta Tuchman, Barbara Carpenter, Mark Isler, and Miles Everett.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaine Eastin (incumbent) | 2,201,116 | 43.24 | |
| Gloria Matta Tuchman | 1,300,547 | 25.55 | |
| Barbara Carpenter | 654,866 | 12.86 | |
| Mark Isler | 610,465 | 11.99 | |
| Miles Everett | 323,672 | 6.36 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 1,635,418 | 24.31% | |
| Total votes | 5,090,666 | 100.00 | |
| Voter turnout | 32.57% | ||
| County | Eastin | Votes | Tuchman | Votes | Carpenter | Votes | Isler | Votes | Everett | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 62.14% | 83,717 | 16.16% | 21,766 | 11.48% | 15,466 | 5.69% | 7,672 | 4.53% | 6,099 |
| Alameda | 58.64% | 142,767 | 17.82% | 43,396 | 10.44% | 25,420 | 7.49% | 18,228 | 5.61% | 13,665 |
| Marin | 54.74% | 32,946 | 21.90% | 13,179 | 10.28% | 6,187 | 8.04% | 4,841 | 5.04% | 3,031 |
| Yolo | 53.07% | 18,460 | 22.33% | 7,766 | 9.13% | 3,175 | 9.97% | 3,467 | 5.50% | 1,913 |
| Santa Clara | 50.96% | 132,970 | 23.33% | 60,865 | 10.44% | 27,245 | 9.21% | 24,040 | 6.06% | 15,816 |
| San Mateo | 50.80% | 60,598 | 21.61% | 25,779 | 12.52% | 14,938 | 8.58% | 10,240 | 6.48% | 7,725 |
| Santa Cruz | 50.05% | 27,364 | 23.44% | 12,816 | 11.20% | 6,122 | 9.76% | 5,338 | 5.54% | 3,030 |
| Sierra | 48.81% | 679 | 21.21% | 295 | 9.92% | 138 | 13.80% | 192 | 6.25% | 87 |
| San Benito | 48.15% | 4,737 | 23.22% | 2,284 | 11.72% | 1,153 | 11.34% | 1,116 | 5.57% | 548 |
| Contra Costa | 47.89% | 89,424 | 24.04% | 44,882 | 11.97% | 22,348 | 10.50% | 19,609 | 5.60% | 10,461 |
| San Luis Obispo | 47.86% | 28,916 | 24.78% | 14,973 | 10.40% | 6,282 | 11.67% | 7,051 | 5.28% | 3,190 |
| Plumas | 46.98% | 2,981 | 21.48% | 1,363 | 11.82% | 750 | 13.96% | 886 | 5.75% | 365 |
| Sonoma | 46.40% | 46,968 | 23.98% | 24,279 | 12.38% | 12,530 | 10.12% | 10,242 | 7.12% | 7,211 |
| Sacramento | 46.18% | 108,442 | 23.60% | 55,430 | 10.01% | 23,509 | 13.86% | 32,542 | 6.35% | 14,908 |
| Lassen | 45.82% | 2,894 | 21.17% | 1,337 | 11.05% | 698 | 13.63% | 861 | 8.33% | 526 |
| Nevada | 45.72% | 12,529 | 26.46% | 7,251 | 10.18% | 2,790 | 12.15% | 3,329 | 5.49% | 1,505 |
| Santa Barbara | 45.44% | 35,681 | 25.31% | 19,877 | 11.59% | 9,103 | 12.23% | 9,605 | 5.42% | 4,257 |
| Monterey | 45.28% | 26,637 | 26.29% | 15,467 | 11.71% | 6,887 | 10.96% | 6,445 | 5.77% | 3,392 |
| Alpine | 45.05% | 205 | 19.34% | 88 | 16.48% | 75 | 12.31% | 56 | 6.81% | 31 |
| Napa | 45.04% | 13,617 | 26.42% | 7,986 | 12.45% | 3,764 | 10.43% | 3,154 | 5.65% | 1,709 |
| Solano | 45.00% | 28,331 | 25.51% | 16,063 | 11.50% | 7,241 | 10.89% | 6,858 | 7.09% | 4,464 |
| Modoc | 44.74% | 1,315 | 23.85% | 701 | 12.18% | 358 | 12.56% | 369 | 6.67% | 196 |
| Amador | 43.73% | 4,339 | 24.03% | 2,384 | 10.37% | 1,029 | 15.63% | 1,551 | 6.24% | 619 |
| Calaveras | 43.51% | 5,280 | 21.22% | 2,575 | 11.83% | 1,436 | 15.49% | 1,880 | 7.95% | 965 |
| Los Angeles | 42.87% | 503,160 | 25.42% | 298,377 | 13.97% | 163,986 | 10.82% | 126,967 | 6.93% | 81,307 |
| Placer | 42.73% | 22,876 | 25.47% | 13,637 | 10.71% | 5,734 | 14.88% | 7,967 | 6.21% | 3,322 |
| Mono | 42.41% | 1,117 | 22.97% | 605 | 12.98% | 342 | 13.25% | 349 | 8.39% | 221 |
| Humboldt | 42.36% | 12,837 | 23.84% | 7,225 | 13.47% | 4,083 | 13.36% | 4,048 | 6.97% | 2,113 |
| Stanislaus | 41.89% | 25,428 | 20.36% | 12,357 | 14.92% | 9,060 | 16.68% | 10,123 | 6.16% | 3,739 |
| Mendocino | 41.75% | 7,971 | 26.00% | 4,965 | 13.81% | 2,637 | 10.77% | 2,056 | 7.67% | 1,465 |
| Colusa | 41.34% | 1,418 | 26.27% | 901 | 11.11% | 381 | 14.87% | 510 | 6.41% | 220 |
| Tuolumne | 40.80% | 5,674 | 24.57% | 3,417 | 11.81% | 1,643 | 16.73% | 2,326 | 6.09% | 847 |
| El Dorado | 40.67% | 15,229 | 25.54% | 9,562 | 11.39% | 4,264 | 15.22% | 5,701 | 7.18% | 2,689 |
| Lake | 40.47% | 5,434 | 22.09% | 2,966 | 16.38% | 2,199 | 14.30% | 1,920 | 6.77% | 909 |
| Butte | 40.40% | 18,819 | 32.11% | 14,958 | 9.18% | 4,274 | 12.77% | 5,947 | 5.55% | 2,584 |
| San Joaquin | 40.34% | 33,364 | 28.32% | 23,423 | 11.35% | 9,386 | 14.38% | 11,892 | 5.61% | 4,642 |
| Del Norte | 40.18% | 2,290 | 20.02% | 1,141 | 17.74% | 1,011 | 14.88% | 848 | 7.18% | 409 |
| Siskiyou | 40.15% | 4,556 | 27.82% | 3,157 | 13.90% | 1,577 | 11.56% | 1,312 | 6.57% | 746 |
| San Diego | 38.96% | 163,753 | 27.11% | 113,952 | 13.75% | 57,770 | 13.98% | 58,757 | 6.20% | 26,064 |
| Ventura | 38.50% | 49,313 | 28.18% | 36,095 | 14.83% | 19,001 | 12.56% | 16,090 | 5.93% | 7,596 |
| Trinity | 38.48% | 1,421 | 26.59% | 982 | 13.81% | 510 | 13.51% | 499 | 7.61% | 281 |
| San Bernardino | 38.40% | 71,053 | 27.10% | 50,141 | 13.85% | 25,624 | 13.40% | 24,788 | 7.25% | 13,423 |
| Fresno | 38.19% | 41,516 | 27.35% | 29,733 | 15.51% | 16,864 | 13.72% | 14,913 | 5.22% | 5,676 |
| Yuba | 37.99% | 3,986 | 26.99% | 2,831 | 12.08% | 1,267 | 15.45% | 1,621 | 7.49% | 786 |
| Merced | 37.52% | 9,203 | 24.84% | 6,093 | 19.88% | 4,877 | 12.10% | 2,967 | 5.66% | 1,388 |
| Inyo | 36.95% | 1,773 | 22.15% | 1,063 | 13.82% | 663 | 15.04% | 722 | 12.04% | 578 |
| Sutter | 36.79% | 6,130 | 28.52% | 4,753 | 16.90% | 1,985 | 11.91% | 2,816 | 5.88% | 980 |
| Mariposa | 35.67% | 1,916 | 24.41% | 1,311 | 13.11% | 704 | 19.98% | 1,073 | 6.83% | 367 |
| Tulare | 35.32% | 16,415 | 30.06% | 13,974 | 13.93% | 6,477 | 14.40% | 6,693 | 6.29% | 2,922 |
| Riverside | 35.15% | 69,018 | 26.88% | 52,789 | 15.49% | 30,413 | 15.39% | 30,222 | 7.09% | 13,922 |
| Glenn | 34.03% | 2,167 | 32.34% | 2,059 | 13.13% | 836 | 14.62% | 931 | 5.87% | 374 |
| Orange | 33.96% | 134,218 | 32.65% | 129,064 | 13.17% | 52,050 | 13.89% | 54,911 | 6.33% | 25,038 |
| Madera | 33.19% | 6,098 | 28.60% | 5,256 | 13.74% | 2,525 | 18.73% | 3,442 | 5.74% | 1,054 |
| Tehama | 33.01% | 4,624 | 27.29% | 3,823 | 15.62% | 2,188 | 17.31% | 2,425 | 6.77% | 949 |
| Kings | 32.26% | 5,188 | 24.35% | 3,916 | 17.75% | 2,855 | 18.69% | 3,006 | 6.96% | 1,119 |
| Shasta | 31.52% | 10,691 | 34.23% | 11,610 | 12.59% | 4,271 | 15.64% | 5,305 | 6.01% | 2,038 |
| Kern | 30.26% | 25,361 | 31.15% | 26,106 | 13.07% | 10,951 | 17.74% | 14,871 | 7.78% | 6,516 |
| Imperial | 27.66% | 5,302 | 28.71% | 5,503 | 19.90% | 3,814 | 15.00% | 2,875 | 8.74% | 1,675 |
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