California Attorney General election, 1998

Infobox Election
election_name = California Attorney General election, 1998
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = California Attorney General election, 1994
previous_year = 1992
next_election = California Attorney General election, 2002
next_year = 2002
election_date = November 3, 1998


nominee1 = Bill Lockyer
party1 = California Democratic Party
popular_vote1 = 4,119,139
percentage1 = 51.50


nominee2 = Dave Stirling
party2 = California Republican Party
popular_vote2 = 3,389,709
percentage2 = 42.38
map_

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map_size = 300px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Attorney General
before_election = Dan Lungren
before_party = California Republican Party
after_election = Bill Lockyer
after_party = California Democratic Party

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.

Primary results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California [ [http://primary98.ss.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 1998 Primary Election] ] .

Democratic

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Bill Lockyer
votes = 1,294,166
percentage = 47.27Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Lynn Schenk
votes = 685,163
percentage = 25.03Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Charles M. Calderon
votes = 645,574
percentage = 23.58Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Michael Schmeier
votes = 112,875
percentage = 4.12Election box total no party no change
votes = 2,737,778
percentage = 100.00

Republican

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Dave Stirling
votes = 1,612,742
percentage = 66.40Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Mike Capizzi
votes = 815,919
percentage = 33.60Election box total no party no change
votes = 2,428,661
percentage = 100.00

Peace & Freedom

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Robert J. Evans
votes = 74,042
percentage = 53.69Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Gary P. Kast
votes = 63,874
percentage = 46.31Election box total no party no change
votes = 137,916
percentage = 100.00

Others

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Joseph S. Farina
votes = 86,720
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Diane Beall Templin
votes = 78,055
percentage = 100.00

General election results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV13-15.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 = Bill Lockyer
votes = 4,119,139
percentage = 51.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dave Stirling
votes = 3,389,709
percentage = 42.38Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Diane Beall Templin
votes = 194,077
percentage = 2.43Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Joseph S. Farina
votes = 149,430
percentage = 1.87Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Robert J. Evans
votes = 145,379
percentage = 1.82Election box invalid no change
votes = 623,404
percentage = 7.23Election box total no change
votes = 8,621,138
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 41.32Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party
loser = California Republican Party

Results by county

Results from the Secretary of State of California:

ee also

*California state elections, 1998
*California Attorney General
*List of Attorneys General of California

External links

* [http://www.votecircle.com VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians]
* [http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State]