California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1998

Infobox Election
election_name = California SPI election, 1998
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1994
previous_year = 1994
next_election = California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2002
next_year = 2002
election_date = March 3 1998

nominee1 = Delaine Eastin
party1 =
popular_vote1 = 2,201,116
percentage1 = 43.24

nominee2 = Gloria Matta Tuchman
party2 =
popular_vote2 = 1,300,547
percentage2 = 25.55

map_

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map_size = 180px
map_caption = Election results by county (Eastin, Tuchman)

title = SPI
before_election = Delaine Eastin
before_party = Nonpartisan
after_election = Delaine Eastin
after_party = Nonpartisan

The 1998 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on March 3, 1998. Incumbent Delaine Eastin defeated Gloria Matta Tuchman, Barbara Carpenter, Mark Isler, and Miles Everett.

Results

Election box winning candidate no party no change
|candidate = Delaine Eastin (incumbent)
votes = 2,201,116
percentage = 43.24Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = Gloria Matta Tuchman
votes = 1,300,547
percentage = 25.55Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = Barbara Carpenter
votes = 654,866
percentage = 12.86Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = Mark Isler
votes = 610,465
percentage = 11.99Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = Miles Everett
votes = 323,672
percentage = 6.36Election box invalid no party no change
|votes = 1,635,418
percentage = 24.31Election box total no party no change
|votes = 6,726,084
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no party no change
|percentage = 32.57

Results by county

ee also

*California state elections, 1998
*State of California
*California Department of Education

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]