California State Senate election, 1998

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California State Senate elections, 1998
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  1996 November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) 2000  

20 seats from even-numbered districts of the California State Senate

 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader John Burton Ross Johnson
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 3rd-San Francisco 35th-Fullerton
Seats before2316
Seats after2515
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote1,975,3261,426,014
Percentage56.49%40.78%

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Pro Tem before election

John L. Burton
Democratic

Pro Tem-designate

John L. Burton
Democratic

The 1998 California State Senate elections were held on November 3, 1998. Senate seats of even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. Democrats expanded their majority, winning a Republican-held seat and an Independent-held seat.

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Overview

California State Senate elections, 1998
PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter+/–
Democratic 1,975,32656.49%10582325+2
Republican 1,426,01440.78%10331615-1
Libertarian 57,7381.65%000000
Peace and Freedom 26,2770.75%000000
Natural Law 5,8280.17%000000
Independent 5,5040.16%00110-1
Invalid or blank votes342,9268.93%
Totals3,839,613100.00%208124040

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State: [1]

District 2District 4District 6District 8District 10District 12District 14District 16District 18District 20District 22District 24District 26District 28District 30District 32District 34District 36District 38District 40

District 2

California's 2nd State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wesley Chesbro 137,72851.18
Republican John Jordan112,75441.90
Peace and Freedom Brian Garay18,6126.92
Invalid or blank votes17,8796.23
Total votes286,793100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Maurice Johannessen (incumbent)135,52856.67
Democratic Mark Desio103,62043.33
Invalid or blank votes19,0606.15
Total votes135,528100.00
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deborah Ortiz 128,94955.24
Republican Chris Quackenbush96,22741.22
Libertarian Gerald Klass8,2443.53
Invalid or blank votes12,3935.04
Total votes245,813100.00
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jackie Speier 167,21679.19
Republican Jim R. Tomlin43,93620.81
Invalid or blank votes28,09511.74
Total votes239,247100.00
Democratic gain from Independent

District 10

California's 10th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Liz Figueroa 129,49668.67
Republican Bob Gough59,07131.33
Invalid or blank votes18,8239.08
Total votes207,390100.00
Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dick Monteith (incumbent)110,69053.04
Democratic Sal Canella91,62343.90
Libertarian Mary Lee Gowlan6,3893.06
Invalid or blank votes8,2453.80
Total votes216,947100.00
Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chuck Poochigian 174,832100.00
Invalid or blank votes59,03425.24
Total votes233,866100.00
Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent)92,16371.91
Republican Gregg Palmer36,00528.09
Invalid or blank votes9,8917.16
Total votes138,059100.00
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack O'Connell (incumbent)169,81866.87
Republican Gordon Klemm79,87231.45
Libertarian Jack Ray4,2761.68
Invalid or blank votes12,5314.70
Total votes266,497100.00
Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Alarcón 82,25865.94
Republican Ollie M. McCaulley34,12027.35
Libertarian Linda Starr8,3726.71
Invalid or blank votes11,4738.42
Total votes100.00
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard G. Polanco (incumbent)65,10489.47
Peace and Freedom Marian 'Muffy' Sunde7,66510.53
Invalid or blank votes11,51413.66
Total votes84,283100.00
Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hilda Solis (incumbent)86,35373.51
Republican C. A. 'Carl' Taylor28,05723.88
Libertarian Kim Goldsworthy3,0592.60
Invalid or blank votes13,68710.44
Total votes131,156100.00
Democratic hold

District 26

California's 26th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Murray 124,32888.44
Republican Mac Lane Key12,7989.10
Libertarian Bob Weber3,4602.46
Invalid or blank votes15,87410.15
Total votes156,460100.00
Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debra Bowen 115,67264.42
Republican Asha Knott57,56032.05
Libertarian Neal Doner6,3403.53
Invalid or blank votes17,3208.80
Total votes196,892100.00
Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martha Escutia 80,56273.98
Republican John O. Robertson24,52022.52
Libertarian John P. McCready3,8163.50
Invalid or blank votes10,6748.93
Total votes119,572100.00
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Baca 75,42458.51
Republican Eunice M. Ulloa49,20138.17
Libertarian John S. Ballard4,2753.32
Invalid or blank votes7,2675.34
Total votes136,167100.00
Democratic hold

District 34

California's 34th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Dunn 62,06351.29
Republican Rob Hurtt (incumbent)58,93348.71
Invalid or blank votes9,8677.54
Total votes130,863100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

District 36

California's 36th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ray Haynes (incumbent)127,53160.10
Democratic George M. Swift84,68339.90
Invalid or blank votes17,7987.74
Total votes230,012100.00
Republican hold

District 38

California's 38th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Morrow 136,88960.27
Democratic Madelene Arakelian74,59732.84
Natural Law Barbara Blair5,8282.57
Independent Eugene Gilbert Carl5,5042.42
Libertarian Paul King4,3151.90
Invalid or blank votes28,71211.22
Total votes255,845100.00
Republican hold

District 40

California's 40th State Senate district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stephen Peace (incumbent)103,66966.31
Republican Bob Divine47,49030.37
Libertarian David N. Graham5,1923.32
Invalid or blank votes12,7897.56
Total votes169,140100.00
Democratic hold

See also

California State Assembly lower house of the California State Legislature

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

California State Legislature state legislature of the U.S. state of California

The California State Legislature is a bicameral legislature consisting of a lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members; and an upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members. Both houses of the Legislature convene at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The California State Legislature is one of just ten full-time state legislatures in the United States.

Districts in California geographically divide the U.S. state into overlapping regions for political and administrative purposes.

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References

  1. "State Senate All Districts" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 1998-12-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-08-17.