California Attorney General election, 1998

California Attorney General election, 1998
	Election results by county
Attorney General before election; Dan Lungren ; Republican	Elected Attorney General; Bill Lockyer ; Democratic

Last updated March 17, 2019

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.

The California Democratic Party is the state branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of California. The party is headquartered in Sacramento, and is led by acting-Chair Alex Gallardo-Rooker.

William Westwood Lockyer is a veteran California politician, who held elective office from 1973 to 2015, as State Treasurer of California, California Attorney General, and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate. Described by journalistic observers as one of the state's most "colorful" and "shrewdest" public officials, he has long been known to speak his mind with an uncommon frankness that occasionally caused him political embarrassment.

The California Republican Party (CAGOP) is the California affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party is based in Sacramento, and is led by Chairwoman Jessica Patterson.

Primary results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California.^[1]

The Secretary of State of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. State of California, overseeing a department of 500 people. The Secretary of State is elected for four year terms, like the state's other constitutional officers, and is restricted by term limits to only two terms. The current Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, took office on January 5, 2015.

Democratic

California Attorney General Democratic primary, 1998
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

Republican

California Attorney General Republican primary, 1998
Candidate	Votes	%
Dave Stirling	1,612,742	66.40
Mike Capizzi	815,919	33.60
Total votes	2,428,661	100.00

Peace & Freedom

California Attorney General Peace & Freedom primary, 1998
Candidate	Votes	%
Robert J. Evans	74,042	53.69
Gary P. Kast	63,874	46.31
Total votes	137,916	100.00

Others

California Attorney General primary, 1998 (Others)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Joseph S. Farina	86,720	100.00
	American Independent	Diane Beall Templin	78,055	100.00

General election results

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

California Attorney General election, 1998
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 by county

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

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[1] CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 1998 Primary Election

[results-2] 1 2 CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1998 General Election