United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1998

The Editing United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1998 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1998. Democrats gained the 1st district but lost the 3rd and 36th (which they would gain back in 2000) districts for a net loss of one seat.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California: [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV28-34.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Thompson
votes = 121,713
percentage = 61.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mark Luce
votes = 64,622
percentage = 32.84Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Emil Rossi
votes = 5,404
percentage = 2.75Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Ernest K. Jones, Jr.
votes = 4,996
percentage = 2.54Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Lawrence R. Weisner (write-in)
votes = 37
percentage = 0.02Election box invalid no change
votes = 11,017
percentage = 5.30Election box total no change
votes = 207,789
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wally Herger (incumbent)
votes = 128,372
percentage = 62.51Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Roberts "Rob" Braden
votes = 70,837
percentage = 34.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Patrice Thiessen
votes = 6,138
percentage = 2.99Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Stephen F. Scott (write-in)
votes = 20
percentage = 0.01Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,185
percentage = 4.73Election box total no change
votes = 215,552
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Doug Ose
votes = 100,621
percentage = 52.41Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Sandie Dunn
votes = 86,471
percentage = 45.04Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ross Crain
votes = 4,914
percentage = 2.56Election box invalid no change
votes = 12,040
percentage = 5.90Election box total no change
votes = 204,046
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John Doolittle (incumbent)
votes = 155,306
percentage = 62.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = David Shapiro
votes = 85,394
percentage = 34.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Dan Winterrowd
votes = 7,524
percentage = 3.03Election box invalid no change
votes = 15,715
percentage = 5.95Election box total no change
votes = 263,939
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Matsui (incumbent)
votes = 130,715
percentage = 71.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Dinsmore
votes = 47,307
percentage = 26.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Douglas Arthur Tuma
votes = 3,746
percentage = 2.06Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Ken Adams (write-in)
votes = 70
percentage = 0.04Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,856
percentage = 5.14Election box total no change
votes = 191,694
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lynn Woolsey (incumbent)
votes = 158,446
percentage = 68.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Duane Hughes
votes = 69,295
percentage = 29.74Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Alan R. Barreca
votes = 5,240
percentage = 2.25Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,861
percentage = 4.45Election box total no change
votes = 243,842
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Miller (incumbent)
votes = 125,842
percentage = 76.67Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norman H. Reece
votes = 38,290
percentage = 23.33Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,178
percentage = 5.84Election box total no change
votes = 174,310
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)
votes = 148,027
percentage = 85.83Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David J. Martz
votes = 20,781
percentage = 12.05Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = David Smithstein
votes = 6,783
percentage = 2.12Election box invalid no change
votes = 20,405
percentage = 10.58Election box total no change
votes = 195,996
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Barbara Lee (incumbent)
votes = 140,722
percentage = 82.83Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Claiborne "Clay" Sanders
votes = 22,431
percentage = 13.20Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Gerald Sanders
votes = 4,767
percentage = 2.81Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Walter Ruehlig
votes = 1,975
percentage = 1.16Election box invalid no change
votes = 14,602
percentage = 7.91Election box total no change
votes = 184,497
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ellen Tauscher (incumbent)
votes = 127,134
percentage = 53.46Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles Ball
votes = 103,299
percentage = 43.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Valerie Janlois
votes = 3,941
percentage = 1.66Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = John Place
votes = 3,435
percentage = 1.44Election box invalid no change
votes = 12,418
percentage = 4.96Election box total no change
votes = 250,227
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Richard Pombo (incumbent)
votes = 95,496
percentage = 61.43Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert L. Figueroa
votes = 56,345
percentage = 36.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jesse Baird
votes = 3,608
percentage = 2.32Election box invalid no change
votes = 12,653
percentage = 7.53Election box total no change
votes = 168,102
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Lantos (incumbent)
votes = 128,135
percentage = 73.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert H. Evans, Jr.
votes = 36,562
percentage = 21.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Michael J. Moloney
votes = 8,515
percentage = 4.92Election box invalid no change
votes = 14,592
percentage = 7.77Election box total no change
votes = 187,804
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Pete Stark (incumbent)
votes = 101,671
percentage = 71.20Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James R. Goetz
votes = 38,050
percentage = 26.65Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Karnig Beylikjian
votes = 3,066
percentage = 4.4Election box invalid no change
votes = 11,847
percentage = 7.66Election box total no change
votes = 154,634
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Anna Eshoo (incumbent)
votes = 129,663
percentage = 68.64Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John C. "Chris" Haugen
votes = 53,719
percentage = 28.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph W. Dehn III
votes = 3,166
percentage = 1.68Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Anna Currivan
votes = 2,362
percentage = 1.25Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,744
percentage = 4.91Election box total no change
votes = 198,654
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 15

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Campbell (incumbent)
votes = 111,876
percentage = 60.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dick Lane
votes = 70,059
percentage = 37.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Frank Strutner
votes = 2,843
percentage = 1.54Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Constant Vlakancic (write-in)
votes = 8
percentage = 0.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 12,654
percentage = 6.41Election box total no change
votes = 197,440
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)
votes = 85,503
percentage = 72.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Horace Eugene Thayn
votes = 27,494
percentage = 23.42Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Black
votes = 4,417
percentage = 3.76Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,511
percentage = 6.76Election box total no change
votes = 125,925
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Farr (incumbent)
votes = 103,719
percentage = 64.55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill McCampbell
votes = 52,470
percentage = 32.65Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Rick Garrett
votes = 2,791
percentage = 1.74Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Scott R. Hartley
votes = 1,710
percentage = 1.06Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,020
percentage = 5.31Election box total no change
votes = 169,710
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Condit (incumbent)
votes = 118,842
percentage = 86.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Linda M. Degroat
votes = 18,089
percentage = 13.21Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,790
percentage = 7.30Election box total no change
votes = 147,721
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = George Radanovich (incumbent)
votes = 131,105
percentage = 79.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Paul Barile
votes = 34,044
percentage = 20.61Election box invalid no change
votes = 18,249
percentage = 9.95Election box total no change
votes = 183,398
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cal Dooley (incumbent)
votes = 60,599
percentage = 60.73Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Cliff Unruh
votes = 39,183
percentage = 39.27Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,181
percentage = 5.83Election box total no change
votes = 105,963
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 21

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Thomas (incumbent)
votes = 115,989
percentage = 78.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Evans
votes = 30,994
percentage = 21.09Election box invalid no change
votes = 14,516
percentage = 8.99Election box total no change
votes = 161,499
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 22

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lois Capps (incumbent)
votes = 111,388
percentage = 55.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom J. Bordonaro Jr.
votes = 86,921
percentage = 42.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Bakhaus
votes = 2,618
percentage = 1.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Richard D. "Dick" Porter
votes = 1,263
percentage = 0.62Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,575
percentage = 3.15Election box total no change
votes = 208,765
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 23

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Elton Gallegly (incumbent)
votes = 96,362
percentage = 60.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Daniel "Dan" Gonzalez
votes = 64,068
percentage = 39.94Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,739
percentage = 6.27Election box total no change
votes = 171,169
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 24

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Brad Sherman (incumbent)
votes = 103,491
percentage = 57.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Randy Hoffman
votes = 69,501
percentage = 38.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Catherine Carter
votes = 3,033
percentage = 1.68Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Erich D. Miller
votes = 2,695
percentage = 1.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Ralph Shroyer
votes = 1,860
percentage = 1.03Election box invalid no change
votes = 11,710
percentage = 6.09Election box total no change
votes = 192,290
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 25

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Howard McKeon (incumbent)
votes = 114,013
percentage = 74.67Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bruce Acker
votes = 38,669
percentage = 25.33Election box invalid no change
votes = 19,092
percentage = 11.11Election box total no change
votes = 171,774
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 26

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Howard Berman (incumbent)
votes = 69,000
percentage = 82.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Juan Carlos Ros
votes = 6,556
percentage = 7.84Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Maria Armoudian
votes = 4,858
percentage = 5.81Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = David L. Cossak
votes = 3,248
percentage = 3.88Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,803
percentage = 10.49Election box total no change
votes = 93,465
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 27

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Rogan (incumbent)
votes = 80,702
percentage = 50.73Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Barry A. Gordon
votes = 73,875
percentage = 46.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bob New
votes = 4,489
percentage = 2.82Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,853
percentage = 6.39Election box total no change
votes = 169,919
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 28

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Dreier (incumbent)
votes = 90,607
percentage = 57.64Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Janice M. Nelson
votes = 61,721
percentage = 39.26Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry R. Douglas
votes = 2,099
percentage = 1.34Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Walt Contreras Sheasby
votes = 1,954
percentage = 1.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = M. Lawrence Allison
votes = 819
percentage = 0.52Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,620
percentage = 6.33Election box total no change
votes = 167,820
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
votes = 131,561
percentage = 73.87Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Gottlieb
votes = 40,282
percentage = 22.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Binkley
votes = 3,534
percentage = 1.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Karen Blasdell-Wilkinson
votes = 2,717
percentage = 1.53Election box invalid no change
votes = 11,809
percentage = 6.22Election box total no change
votes = 189,903
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 30

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Xavier Becerra (incumbent)
votes = 58,230
percentage = 81.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Patricia Parker
votes = 13,441
percentage = 18.75Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,325
percentage = 8.11Election box total no change
votes = 77,996
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 31

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Matthew G. Martinez (incumbent)
votes = 61,173
percentage = 70.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frank C. Moreno
votes = 19,786
percentage = 22.65Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Krista Lieberg-Wong
votes = 4,377
percentage = 5.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Michael B. Everling
votes = 1,121
percentage = 1.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Hearne
votes = 903
percentage = 1.03Election box invalid no change
votes = 7,683
percentage = 8.08Election box total no change
votes = 95,043
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 32

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Julian C. Dixon (incumbent)
votes = 112,253
percentage = 86.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Laurence Ardito
votes = 14,622
percentage = 11.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Velko Milosevich
votes = 2,617
percentage = 2.02Election box invalid no change
votes = 11,836
percentage = 8.37Election box total no change
votes = 141,328
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 33

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)
votes = 43,310
percentage = 87.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wayne Miller
votes = 6,364
percentage = 12.81Election box invalid no change
votes = 4,996
percentage = 9.14Election box total no change
votes = 54,670
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 34

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Grace Napolitano
votes = 76,471
percentage = 67.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ed Perez
votes = 32,321
percentage = 28.58Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jason Heath
votes = 2,195
percentage = 1.94Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Walter Scott
votes = 2,088
percentage = 1.85Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,381
percentage = 7.66Election box total no change
votes = 122,456
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 35

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Maxine Waters (incumbent)
votes = 92,762
percentage = 89.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gordon Michael Mego
votes = 9,413
percentage = 10.68Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,079
percentage = 9.34Election box total no change
votes = 117,567
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 36

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Steven T. Kuykendall
votes = 88,843
percentage = 48.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Janice Hahn
votes = 84,624
percentage = 46.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Robin Barrett
votes = 3,612
percentage = 1.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Kerry Welsh
votes = 3,066
percentage = 1.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = John R. Konopka
votes = 1,561
percentage = 0.86Election box invalid no change
votes = 13,140
percentage = 6.74Election box total no change
votes = 194,846
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 37

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Juanita Millender-McDonald (inc.)
votes = 70,026
percentage = 85.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Saul E. Lankster
votes = 12,301
percentage = 14.94Election box invalid no change
votes = 11,036
percentage = 11.82Election box total no change
votes = 93,363
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 38

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Steve Horn (incumbent)
votes = 88,136
percentage = 52.93Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Peter Mathews
votes = 71,627
percentage = 44.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = David Bowers
votes = 3,705
percentage = 2.75Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Margherita Underhill (write-in)
votes = 17
percentage = 0.01Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,085
percentage = 6.96Election box total no change
votes = 173,570
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 39

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ed Royce (incumbent)
votes = 97,366
percentage = 62.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = A. "Cecy" R. Groom
votes = 52,815
percentage = 33.97Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jack Dean
votes = 3,347
percentage = 2.15Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Ron Jevning
votes = 1,937
percentage = 1.25Election box invalid no change
votes = 12,719
percentage = 7.56Election box total no change
votes = 168,184
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 40

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Lewis (incumbent)
votes = 97,406
percentage = 64.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert "Bob" Conaway
votes = 47,897
percentage = 31.90Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Maurice Mayben
votes = 4,822
percentage = 3.21Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,135
percentage = 6.32Election box total no change
votes = 160,260
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 41

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Miller (incumbent)
votes = 68,310
percentage = 53.20Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Eileen R. Ansari
votes = 52,264
percentage = 40.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Cynthia Allaire
votes = 3,597
percentage = 2.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Kenneth E. Valentine
votes = 2,529
percentage = 1.97Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = David F. Kramer
votes = 1,714
percentage = 1.33Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,048
percentage = 5.90Election box total no change
votes = 136,462
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 42

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Brown, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 62,207
percentage = 55.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Elia Pirozzi
votes = 45,328
percentage = 40.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Hale McGee
votes = 3,086
percentage = 2.74Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = David Lynn Hollist
votes = 1,899
percentage = 1.69Election box invalid no change
votes = 6,576
percentage = 5.52Election box total no change
votes = 119,096
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 43

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ken Calvert (incumbent)
votes = 83,012
percentage = 55.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Rayburn
votes = 56,373
percentage = 37.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Phill Courtney
votes = 5,508
percentage = 3.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Annie Wallack
votes = 4,178
percentage = 2.80Election box invalid no change
votes = 9,064
percentage = 5.73Election box total no change
votes = 158,135
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 44

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mary Bono (incumbent)
votes = 97,013
percentage = 60.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ralph Waite
votes = 57,697
percentage = 35.72Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Jim J. Meuer
votes = 6,818
percentage = 4.22Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,675
percentage = 5.10Election box total no change
votes = 170,203
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 45

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)
votes = 94,296
percentage = 58.65Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Patricia W. Neal
votes = 60,022
percentage = 37.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Don Hull
votes = 4,337
percentage = 2.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = William "Bill" Verkamp Jr.
votes = 2,115
percentage = 1.32Election box invalid no change
votes = 13,724
percentage = 7.87Election box total no change
votes = 174,494
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 46

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Loretta Sanchez (incumbent)
votes = 47,964
percentage = 56.43Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Dornan
votes = 33,388
percentage = 39.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas E. Reimer
votes = 2,316
percentage = 2.72Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Larry G. Engwall
votes = 1,334
percentage = 1.57Election box invalid no change
votes = 4,698
percentage = 5.24Election box total no change
votes = 89,700
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 47

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Chris Cox (incumbent)
votes = 132,711
percentage = 67.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Christina Avalos
votes = 57,938
percentage = 29.51Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Victor A. Wagner, Jr.
votes = 2,991
percentage = 1.52Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Raymond O. Mills
votes = 1,369
percentage = 0.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Paul Fisher
votes = 1,307
percentage = 0.67Election box invalid no change
votes = 15,026
percentage = 7.11Election box total no change
votes = 211,342
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 48

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ron Packard (incumbent)
votes = 138,948
percentage = 76.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Sharon K. Miles
votes = 23,262
percentage = 12.87Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Daniel L. Muhe
votes = 18,509
percentage = 10.24Election box invalid no change
votes = 25,874
percentage = 12.52Election box total no change
votes = 206,593
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 49

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Brian Bilbray (incumbent)
votes = 90,516
percentage = 48.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Christine Kehoe
votes = 86,400
percentage = 46.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Ernest Lippe
votes = 3,327
percentage = 1.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Julia F. Simon
votes = 2,829
percentage = 1.52Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Janice Jordan
votes = 2,447
percentage = 1.32Election box invalid no change
votes = 11,370
percentage = 5.77Election box total no change
votes = 196,889
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 50

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Filner (incumbent)
votes = 77,354
percentage = 99.18Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Jon Parungoa (write-in)
votes = 596
percentage = 0.77Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Petra E. Barajas (write-in)
votes = 41
percentage = 0.05Election box invalid no change
votes = 37,243
percentage = 32.32Election box total no change
votes = 115,234
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 51

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Duke Cunningham (incumbent)
votes = 126,229
percentage = 61.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dan Kripke
votes = 71,706
percentage = 34.66Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jack Anderson
votes = 5,411
percentage = 2.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Eric Bourdette
votes = 3,532
percentage = 1.71Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Don J. Pando (write-in)
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 15,616
percentage = 7.02Election box total no change
votes = 222,494
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 52

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Duncan Hunter (incumbent)
votes = 116,251
percentage = 75.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Lynn Badler
votes = 21,933
percentage = 14.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Adrienne Pelton
votes = 15,380
percentage = 10.02Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Bill Warren (write-in)
votes = 4
percentage = 0.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 18,625
percentage = 10.82Election box total no change
votes = 172,193
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

ee also

*106th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1998

References

* [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV28-34.pdf 1998 General Election Returns for United States Congress]
* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1998-11-03 California Elections Page]

External links

* [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]