California state elections, 1998

California's state elections were held November 3, 1998. Necessary primary elections were held on March 3. Up for election were all the seats of the California State Assembly, 20 seats of the California Senate, seven constitutional officers, all the seats of the California Board of Equalization, as well as votes on retention of two Supreme Court justices and various appeals court judges. Twelve ballot measures were also up for approval. Municipal offices were also included in the election. [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/Statement_of_Vote.htm Statement of Vote to the 1998 general election] ]

Constitutional Offices

Governor

:"See also California gubernatorial election, 1998."Final results from Secretary of State [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV1-3.pdf CA Secretary of State - 1998 Governor Election] ] .

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Gray Davis
votes = 4,860,702
percentage = 58.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dan Lungren
votes = 3,218,030
percentage = 38.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Dan Hamburg
votes = 104,179
percentage = 1.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Steve Kubby
votes = 73,845
percentage = 0.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Gloria Estela LaRiva
votes = 59,218
percentage = 0.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Nathan E. Johnson
votes = 37,964
percentage = 0.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Harold H. Bloomfield
votes = 31,237
percentage = 0.4Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Write-ins
votes = 21
percentage = 0.0Election box invalid no change
votes = 235,925
percentage = 2.74Election box total no change
votes = 8,621,121
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 41.4Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

Lieutenant Governor

:"See also California lieutenant governor election, 1998."Final results from the Secretary of State of California [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV4-6.pdf CA Secretary of State - 1998 Lieutenant Governor Election] ] Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cruz Bustamante
votes = 4,290,473
percentage = 52.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tim Leslie
votes = 3,161,031
percentage = 38.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Sara Amir
votes = 247,897
percentage = 3.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas Tryon
votes = 167,523
percentage = 2.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Jaime Luis Gomez
votes = 109,888
percentage = 1.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = George McCoy
votes = 92,349
percentage = 1.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = James Mangia
votes = 74,180
percentage = 0.9Election box invalid no change
votes = 477,780
percentage = 5.54Election box total no change
votes = 8,621,121
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 41.4Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

ecretary of State

:"See also California Secretary of State election, 1998."Final results from the Secretary of State of California [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf CA Secretary of State - 1998 Secretary of State Election] ] .Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bill Jones
votes = 3,785,069
percentage = 47.00Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Michela Alioto
votes = 3,695,344
percentage = 45.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Gail Lightfoot
votes = 216,853
percentage = 2.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Jane Ann Bialosky
votes = 103,631
percentage = 1.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Carolyn Rae Short
votes = 100,265
percentage = 1.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Israel Feuer
votes = 78,837
percentage = 0.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Valli Sharpe-Geisler
votes = 72,949
percentage = 0.91Election box invalid no change
votes = 568,173
percentage = 6.59Election box total no change
votes = 8,621,121
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 41.4Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

Controller

:"See also California State Controller election, 1998."Final results from the Secretary of State of California [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV10-12.pdf CA Secretary of State - 1998 State Controller 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 = 615,344
percentage = 7.14Election box total no change
votes = 8,621,121
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 41.4Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

Treasurer

:"See also California State Treasurer election, 1998."Final results from the Secretary of State of California [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV13-15.pdf CA Secretary of State - 1998 State Treasurer Election] ] .Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Phil Angelides
votes = 4,166,206
percentage = 52.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Curt Pringle
votes = 3,159,898
percentage = 39.90Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = John Petersen
votes = 183,436
percentage = 2.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Carlos Aguirre
votes = 172,844
percentage = 2.18Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Jan B. Tucker
votes = 146,226
percentage = 1.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Edmon V. Kaiser
votes = 91,801
percentage = 1.16Election box invalid no change
votes = 700,710
percentage = 8.13Election box total no change
votes = 8,621,121
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 41.4Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party
loser = California Republican Party

Attorney General

:"See also California Attorney General election, 1998."Final results from the Secretary of State of California [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV13-15.pdf CA Secretary of State - 1998 Attorney 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 = 623,387
percentage = 7.23Election box total no change
votes = 8,621,121
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 41.4Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party
loser = California Republican Party

Insurance Commissioner

:"See also California Insurance Commissioner election, 1998."Final results from the Secretary of State of California [ [http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1998_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf CA Secretary of State - 1998 Insurance Commissioner Election] ] .Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Chuck Quackenbush (incumbent)
votes = 4,006,762
percentage = 49.86Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Diane Martinez
votes = 3,519,453
percentage = 43.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Dale F. Ogden
votes = 169,922
percentage = 2.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Barbara Bourdette
votes = 130,834
percentage = 1.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Gary R. Ramos
votes = 116,091
percentage = 1.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Merton D. Short
votes = 92,975
percentage = 1.16Election box invalid no change
votes = 585,084
percentage = 6.79Election box total no change
votes = 8,621,121
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = 41.4Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

Board of Equalization

Final results from the California Secretary of State: ^{[http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV22-24.pdf]}

Overview

tate Assembly

:"For individual races see California State Assembly elections, 1998."

All 80 biennially elected seats of the State Assembly were up for election this year. Each seat has a two-year term. The Democrats retained control of the State Assembly. [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV38-48.pdf Complete official results from the Secretary of State (State Assembly)] ]

tatewide ballot propositions

Twelve ballot propositions qualified to be listed on the general election ballot in California. Eight measures passed while four failed. [ [http://www.smartvoter.org/1998/11/03/ca/state/prop/ A directory of California state propositions] ] [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV80-91.pdf Complete official results from the Secretary of State (Propositions)] ]

Proposition 1A

Proposition 1A would provide for a bond of $9.2 billion for funding for at least four years for class size reduction, to relieve overcrowding and accommodate student enrollment growth and to repair older schools and for wiring and cabling for education technology; and to upgrade and build new classrooms in California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California systems. Proposition 1A passed with 62.5% approval.

Proposition 1

Proposition 1 would amend Article XIII A of the Constitution, added by Proposition 13, to allow repair or replacement of environmentally-contaminated property or structures without increasing the tax valuation of original or replacement property. Proposition 1 passed with 71.1% of the vote.

Proposition 2

Proposition 2 would impose repayment conditions on loans of transportation revenues to the General Fund and local entities; and designate local transportation funds as trust funds and require a transportation purpose for their use. Proposition 2 passed with 75.4% approval.

Proposition 3

Proposition 3 would change existing open primary law to require closed, partisan primaries for purposes of selecting delegates to national presidential nominating conventions, limiting voting for such delegates to voters registered by political party. Proposition 3 failed with 46.1% approval.

Proposition 4

Proposition 4 would prohibit trapping fur-bearing or non-game mammals with specified traps, such as poison and steel-jawed leghold traps, and would prohibit commerce in fur of such animals. Proposition 4 passed with 57.5% approval.

Proposition 5

Proposition 5 would specify terms and conditions of mandatory compact between state and Indian tribes for gambling on tribal land. Proposition 5 passed with 62.4% approval.

Proposition 6

Proposition 6 would make possession, transfer, or receipt of horses for slaughter for human consumption a felony, and would make the sale of horse meat for human consumption a misdemeanor. Proposition 6 passed with 59.4% approval.

Proposition 7

Proposition 7 would authorize $218 million in state tax credits annually, until January 2011, to encourage air-emissions reductions through the acquisition, conversion, and retrofitting of vehicles and equipment. Proposition 7 failed with 43.6% approval.

Proposition 8

Proposition 8 called for permanent class size reduction funding for districts establishing parent-teacher councils, testing for teacher credentialing, and pupil suspension for drug possession. Proposition 8 failed with 36.8% approval.

Proposition 9

Proposition 9 would prohibit assessment of taxes, bonds, and surcharges to pay costs of nuclear power plants. Proposition 9 failed with 26.5% approval.

Proposition 10

Proposition 10 would create state and county commissions to establish early childhood development and smoking prevention programs, and impose additional taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products. Proposition 10 passed with 50.5% approval.

Proposition 11

Proposition 11 would authorize local governments to voluntarily enter into sales tax revenue sharing agreements by a two-thirds vote of the local city council or board of supervisors of each participating jurisdiction. Proposition 11 passed with 53.4% approval.

ee also

*California State Legislature
*California State Assembly
*California State Assembly elections, 1998
*California State Senate
*California State Senate elections, 1998
*Districts in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*Political party strength in California
*Elections in California

References

External links

* [http://www.smartvoter.org/1998/11/03/ca/state/prop/ "A directory of California state propositions"]
* [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/Statement_of_Vote.htm Official election results from the California Secretary of State]
* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]