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The 1998 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 2, 1998. State Assemblyman and Speaker of the Assembly Cruz Bustamante, the Democratic nominee, decisively defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Tim Leslie, to succeed the incumbent Gray Davis, 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Bustamante | 1,899,566 | 73.14 | |
| Tony Miller | 473,848 | 18.25 | |
| Larry K. Reed | 223,631 | 8.61 | |
| Total votes | 2,597,045 | 100.00 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Leslie | 898,831 | 35.81 | |
| Noel Hentschel | 725,661 | 28.91 | |
| Dick Mountjoy | 651,780 | 25.97 | |
| Ingrid Lundberg | 233,403 | 9.31 | |
| Total votes | 2,509,675 | 100.00 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Luis Gomez | 75,760 | 53.68 | |
| Regina Lark | 65,368 | 46.32 | |
| Total votes | 141,128 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Sara Amir | 151,408 | 100.00 | |
| Libertarian | Thomas M. Tryon | 107,226 | 100.00 | |
| Reform | James J. Mangia | 42,383 | 100.00 | |
| American Independent | George M. McCoy | 40,376 | 100.00 | |
Final results from the Secretary of State of California [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cruz Bustamante | 4,290,473 | 52.69% | |
| Republican | Tim Leslie | 3,161,031 | 38.82% | |
| Green | Sara Amir | 247,897 | 3.04% | |
| Libertarian | Thomas Tryon | 167,523 | 2.06% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jaime Luis Gomez | 109,888 | 1.35% | |
| American Independent | George McCoy | 92,349 | 1.13% | |
| Reform | James Mangia | 74,180 | 0.91% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 477,780 | 5.54% | ||
| Total votes | 8,143,341 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 41.32% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [2]
| County | Bustamante | Votes | Leslie | Votes | Amir | Votes | Tryon | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 67.91% | 152,668 | 15.18% | 34,122 | 11.39% | 25,599 | 1.54% | 3,468 | 3.97% | 8,945 |
| Alameda | 64.60% | 236,652 | 23.80% | 87,178 | 5.82% | 21,336 | 1.79% | 6,549 | 3.99% | 14,617 |
| Los Angeles | 62.06% | 1,186,799 | 30.65% | 586,184 | 2.53% | 48,328 | 1.66% | 31,720 | 3.11% | 59,406 |
| San Mateo | 61.67% | 122,648 | 29.41% | 58,496 | 3.59% | 7,132 | 2.05% | 4,086 | 3.27% | 6,504 |
| Marin | 60.81% | 59,606 | 29.13% | 28,555 | 5.38% | 5,272 | 2.08% | 2,037 | 2.61% | 2,553 |
| Solano | 57.28% | 56,671 | 34.05% | 33,690 | 2.42% | 2,390 | 2.05% | 2,029 | 4.20% | 4,149 |
| Sonoma | 56.74% | 88,519 | 30.61% | 47,758 | 5.90% | 9,200 | 2.81% | 4,378 | 3.94% | 6,161 |
| Merced | 56.29% | 22,028 | 38.44% | 15,043 | 1.07% | 417 | 1.47% | 577 | 2.73% | 1,070 |
| Yolo | 56.25% | 28,238 | 34.00% | 17,069 | 5.13% | 2,574 | 1.79% | 901 | 2.83% | 1,419 |
| Santa Cruz | 56.16% | 46,691 | 28.18% | 23,429 | 8.59% | 7,144 | 3.12% | 2,591 | 3.95% | 3,279 |
| Fresno | 55.88% | 95,010 | 39.78% | 67,641 | 0.91% | 1,546 | 1.41% | 2,403 | 2.02% | 3,428 |
| Santa Clara | 55.70% | 225,382 | 34.69% | 140,380 | 3.37% | 13,617 | 2.57% | 10,396 | 3.67% | 14,877 |
| Contra Costa | 55.69% | 163,323 | 36.22% | 106,235 | 2.98% | 8,746 | 1.91% | 5,590 | 3.20% | 9,402 |
| Monterey | 54.16% | 48,509 | 36.67% | 32,846 | 2.85% | 2,556 | 2.37% | 2,121 | 3.94% | 3,532 |
| Imperial | 53.20% | 12,468 | 36.92% | 8,651 | 1.22% | 287 | 1.98% | 465 | 6.67% | 1,563 |
| Lake | 52.89% | 9,744 | 36.64% | 6,749 | 3.34% | 615 | 2.93% | 540 | 4.19% | 774 |
| Kings | 52.38% | 11,785 | 41.56% | 9,351 | 0.77% | 174 | 1.76% | 396 | 3.51% | 792 |
| San Benito | 51.93% | 6,657 | 38.51% | 4,937 | 2.29% | 293 | 3.01% | 386 | 4.26% | 547 |
| Napa | 51.67% | 21,611 | 38.07% | 15,923 | 3.33% | 1,391 | 2.54% | 1,063 | 4.40% | 1,836 |
| Sacramento | 50.80% | 180,599 | 42.63% | 151,559 | 2.45% | 8,713 | 1.53% | 5,442 | 2.59% | 9,208 |
| Stanislaus | 50.60% | 50,022 | 43.64% | 43,142 | 1.17% | 1,159 | 2.12% | 2,096 | 2.46% | 2,438 |
| San Joaquin | 50.34% | 61,845 | 43.34% | 53,243 | 1.21% | 1,490 | 2.28% | 2,802 | 2.82% | 3,468 |
| Tulare | 50.06% | 36,277 | 45.20% | 32,753 | 0.85% | 616 | 1.81% | 1,311 | 2.08% | 1,506 |
| San Bernardino | 49.03% | 159,206 | 43.14% | 140,072 | 1.72% | 5,572 | 1.92% | 6,242 | 4.19% | 13,609 |
| Mendocino | 48.52% | 13,448 | 32.43% | 8,990 | 10.05% | 2,785 | 3.84% | 1,064 | 5.16% | 1,431 |
| Santa Barbara | 47.48% | 57,042 | 43.07% | 51,740 | 3.99% | 4,797 | 2.06% | 2,470 | 3.40% | 4,090 |
| Riverside | 46.72% | 156,016 | 45.57% | 152,171 | 1.72% | 5,730 | 2.04% | 6,824 | 3.94% | 13,171 |
| Ventura | 46.71% | 94,869 | 44.89% | 91,157 | 2.24% | 4,543 | 2.42% | 4,909 | 3.75% | 7,604 |
| Humboldt | 46.46% | 20,951 | 34.03% | 15,343 | 11.15% | 5,027 | 4.20% | 1,894 | 4.15% | 1,875 |
| Madera | 46.06% | 12,065 | 48.93% | 12,815 | 1.08% | 282 | 1.93% | 506 | 2.00% | 524 |
| Del Norte | 45.49% | 3,313 | 42.02% | 3,060 | 2.99% | 218 | 4.38% | 319 | 5.12% | 373 |
| Tuolumne | 44.78% | 8,841 | 47.53% | 9,383 | 2.02% | 398 | 3.23% | 638 | 2.43% | 481 |
| San Luis Obispo | 44.70% | 37,834 | 46.74% | 39,557 | 3.57% | 3,023 | 2.32% | 1,963 | 2.67% | 2,264 |
| San Diego | 43.70% | 309,307 | 47.34% | 335,069 | 2.68% | 18,999 | 2.35% | 16,666 | 3.92% | 27,765 |
| Mariposa | 41.35% | 2,914 | 49.66% | 3,500 | 2.61% | 184 | 3.42% | 241 | 2.97% | 209 |
| Amador | 40.51% | 5,334 | 53.88% | 7,094 | 1.52% | 200 | 2.15% | 283 | 1.95% | 256 |
| Kern | 40.29% | 56,147 | 52.72% | 73,457 | 1.13% | 1,569 | 2.09% | 2,914 | 3.77% | 5,255 |
| Orange | 39.37% | 273,095 | 52.97% | 367,473 | 2.08% | 14,420 | 2.20% | 15,235 | 3.38% | 23,479 |
| Yuba | 38.82% | 5,213 | 53.78% | 7,222 | 1.59% | 214 | 2.43% | 326 | 3.37% | 454 |
| Tehama | 38.22% | 6,963 | 51.80% | 9,436 | 1.36% | 247 | 3.72% | 677 | 4.91% | 894 |
| Trinity | 38.05% | 1,860 | 46.83% | 2,289 | 4.15% | 203 | 5.22% | 255 | 5.75% | 281 |
| Siskiyou | 38.02% | 6,181 | 51.70% | 8,406 | 2.21% | 360 | 4.32% | 702 | 3.75% | 609 |
| Alpine | 37.19% | 209 | 48.75% | 274 | 5.16% | 29 | 3.91% | 22 | 4.98% | 28 |
| Nevada | 36.69% | 14,088 | 55.15% | 21,177 | 3.82% | 1,466 | 2.06% | 790 | 2.28% | 878 |
| Butte | 36.32% | 23,488 | 55.40% | 35,827 | 2.87% | 1,859 | 2.30% | 1,489 | 3.11% | 2,008 |
| Colusa | 36.30% | 1,745 | 56.50% | 2,716 | 1.02% | 49 | 2.83% | 136 | 3.35% | 161 |
| El Dorado | 36.10% | 20,680 | 57.64% | 33,022 | 2.31% | 1,321 | 1.80% | 1,033 | 2.16% | 1,235 |
| Calaveras | 35.93% | 5,767 | 48.96% | 7,858 | 1.51% | 242 | 11.64% | 1,869 | 1.96% | 314 |
| Shasta | 35.88% | 18,684 | 54.66% | 28,461 | 1.84% | 960 | 3.37% | 1,756 | 4.25% | 2,212 |
| Inyo | 35.85% | 2,385 | 54.51% | 3,626 | 2.59% | 172 | 2.86% | 190 | 4.19% | 279 |
| Placer | 35.37% | 31,064 | 59.43% | 52,191 | 1.83% | 1,608 | 1.51% | 1,330 | 1.85% | 1,622 |
| Mono | 35.15% | 1,202 | 55.76% | 1,907 | 3.22% | 110 | 3.57% | 122 | 2.31% | 79 |
| Sutter | 34.62% | 7,529 | 59.60% | 12,959 | 1.11% | 241 | 1.95% | 423 | 2.72% | 593 |
| Plumas | 33.58% | 2,862 | 59.70% | 5,089 | 2.05% | 175 | 2.44% | 208 | 2.23% | 190 |
| Glenn | 32.82% | 2,435 | 59.68% | 4,428 | 1.17% | 87 | 2.75% | 204 | 3.57% | 265 |
| Lassen | 30.44% | 2,511 | 61.94% | 5,110 | 1.50% | 124 | 2.84% | 234 | 3.28% | 271 |
| Sierra | 30.06% | 527 | 59.33% | 1,040 | 2.11% | 37 | 4.51% | 79 | 3.99% | 70 |
| Modoc | 27.27% | 946 | 62.78% | 2,178 | 1.47% | 51 | 4.70% | 163 | 3.78% | 131 |
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