California State Controller election, 1998

Infobox Election
election_name = California Secretary of State election, 1998
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = California Secretary of State election, 1994
previous_year = 1994
next_election = California Secretary of State election, 2002
next_year = 2002
election_date = November 3 1998


nominee1 = Kathleen Connell
party1 = California Democratic Party
popular_vote1 = 4,875,969
percentage1 = 60.91


nominee2 = Ruben Barrales
party2 = California Republican Party
popular_vote2 = 2,653,153
percentage2 = 33.14
map_

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map_size = 300px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Controller
before_election = Kathleen Connell
before_party = California Democratic Party
after_election = Kathleen Connell
after_party = California Democratic Party

The 1998 California State Controller election occurred on November 3 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3 1998. The Democratic incumbent, Kathleen Connell, defeated the Republican nominee, Ruben Barrales in a landslide, winning every county except three: Glenn, Kern, and Sutter. Every candidate was unopposed in the primary. [ [http://primary98.ss.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1998 Primary Election] ]

Results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1998 General Election] ] .Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Kathleen Connell (incumbent)
votes = 4,875,969
percentage = 60.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ruben Barrales
votes = 2,653,153
percentage = 33.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Pamela Pescosolido
votes = 147,397
percentage = 1.84Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Alfred "Al" L. Burgess
votes = 108,847
percentage = 1.36Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Denise L. Jackson
votes = 100,683
percentage = 1.26Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = C. T. Weber
votes = 68,738
percentage = 0.86Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Iris Adam
votes = 50,990
percentage = 0.64Election box invalid no change
votes = 615,361
percentage = 7.14Election box total no change
votes = 8,621,138
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 41.23Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

Results by county

Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf]

ee also

*California state elections, 1998
*State of California
*Secretary of State of California

References