1998 California State Assembly election

none July 2026 September 2023 1998 California State Assembly election California legislative no 1996 California State Assembly election 1996 2000 California State Assembly election 2000 All 80 seats in the California State Assembly 41 1998 11 03 File:Speaker Villaraigosa (cropped).jpg x150px Antonio Villaraigosa California Democratic Party 45th–Los Angeles 43 seats, 49.42% 48 5 4,106,175 52.65% File:Bill Leonard, 1999.jpg Bill Leonard (retired as leader) California Republican Party 63rd–San Bernardino 37 seats, 46.07% 32 5 3,494,503 44.81% 400px#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold Results by gains and holds 400px #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%#FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #a80000 >90% Results by winning party vote share Speaker Elected Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa California Democratic Party Antonio Villaraigosa California Democratic Party The 1998 California State Assembly elections were held on November 3, 1998. California's State Assembly in its entirety comes up for election in even numbered years. Each seat has a two-year term and members are limited to three 2-year terms (six years). All 80 biennially elected seats in the Assembly were up for election this year. Democrats retained control of the Assembly, gaining five Republican-held seats in the process. 2 Overview California State Assembly elections, 1998PartyVotesPercentageIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfterSpecial+/– Democratic 4,106,175 52.65% 32 11 43 48 47 +4 Republican 3,494,503 44.81% 23 14 37 32 32 -5 Libertarian 144,427 1.85% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Natural Law 23,384 0.30% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peace and Freedom 19,362 0.25% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reform 4,256 0.05% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Green 4,093 0.05% 0 0 0 0 1 +1 American Independent 2,678 0.03% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invalid or blank votes 842,620 9.75% — — — — — — Totals 8,641,498 100.00% 55 25 80 80 80 — Midpoint4832 Democratic Republican Results Final results from the California Secretary of State:http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_general/state_assemb.pdfFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63 • District 64 • District 65 • District 66 • District 67 • District 68 • District 69 • District 70 • District 71 • District 72 • District 73 • District 74 • District 75 • District 76 • District 77 • District 78 • District 79 • District 80 __NOTOC__ District 1 California's 1st State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Virginia Strom-Martin (incumbent) 87,403 61.72 California Republican Party Sam Crump 47,662 33.66 Peace and Freedom Party Pamela Elizondo 6,536 4.62 7,797 5.22 149,398 100.00 California Democratic Party District 2 California's 2nd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Richard L. Dickerson 71,357 56.74 California Democratic Party Francie L. Sullivan 50,202 39.92 Libertarian Party of California Pete Bret 4,196 3.34 7,901 5.91 133,656 100.00 California Republican Party District 3 California's 3rd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Sam Aanestad 78,683 60.90 California Democratic Party Scott Gruendl 50,511 39.10 10.028 7.08 139,222 100.00 California Republican Party District 4 California's 4th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Rico Oller (incumbent) 103,688 61.66 California Democratic Party Mark A. Norberg 57,492 34.19 Libertarian Party of California Robert L. "Bob" Mulvany 6,980 4.15 14,359 7.87 182,519 100.00 California Republican Party District 5 California's 5th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Dave Cox 74,497 57.24 California Democratic Party Linda Davis 51,150 39.30 Libertarian Party of California Eugene Frazier 4,496 3.45 11,223 7.94 141,366 100.00 California Republican Party District 6 California's 6th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Kerry Mazzoni (incumbent) 99,887 67.33 California Republican Party Russ Weiner 45,237 30.49 Peace and Freedom Party Coleman C. Persily 3,221 2.17 10,763 6.76 159,108 100.00 California Democratic Party District 7 California's 7th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Pat Wiggins 80,178 62.13 California Republican Party Bob Sanchez 43,398 33.63 Libertarian Party of California Mike Rodrigues 3,694 2.86 Peace and Freedom Party Irv Sutley 1,773 1.37 8,532 6.20 137,575 100.00 California Democratic Party District 8 California's 8th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Helen M. Thomson (incumbent) 73,315 64.19 California Republican Party Toni Thompson 40,904 35.81 10,333 8.30 124,552 100.00 California Democratic Party District 9 California's 9th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Darrell Steinberg 66,867 72.32 California Republican Party Mike Dismukes 25,591 27.68 11,989 11.48 104,447 100.00 California Democratic Party District 10 California's 10th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Anthony Pescetti 67,535 48.68 California Democratic Party Debra Gravert 67,249 48.47 Libertarian Party of California Tom Kohlhepp 3,960 2.85 11,992 7.96 150,736 100.00 California Republican Party District 11 California's 11th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Tom Torlakson (incumbent) 80,323 69.02 California Republican Party Allen D. Payton 36,046 30.98 8,427 6.75 124,796 100.00 California Democratic Party District 12 California's 12th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Kevin Shelley (incumbent) 80,962 80.50 California Republican Party Howard Epstein 19,615 19.50 23,956 19.24 124,533 100.00 California Democratic Party District 13 California's 13th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Carole Migden (incumbent) 95,218 84.80 California Republican Party Randy Bernard 17,073 15.20 19,483 14.79 131,774 100.00 California Democratic Party District 14 California's 14th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Dion Aroner (incumbent) 103,726 87.16 California Republican Party Jerald Udinsky 15,287 12.84 13,875 10.44 132,888 100.00 California Democratic Party District 15 California's 15th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Lynne C. Leach (incumbent) 94,589 59.36 California Democratic Party Charles W. Brydon 60,662 38.07 Libertarian Party of California R. Duncan Wheat 4,110 2.58 14,324 8.25 173,685 100.00 California Republican Party District 16 California's 16th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Don Perata (incumbent) 71,548 80.33 California Republican Party Linda Marchall 17,517 19.67 12,931 12.68 101,996 100.00 California Democratic Party District 17 California's 17th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Michael Machado (incumbent) 61,556 68.89 California Republican Party Jay Smart 27,794 31.11 7,485 7.73 96,835 100.00 California Democratic Party District 18 California's 18th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Ellen M. Corbett 63,491 65.76 California Republican Party Carol Nowicki 33,060 34.24 10,400 9.72 106,951 100.00 California Democratic Party District 19 California's 19th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Lou Papan (incumbent) 75,980 71.26 California Republican Party Penny Ferguson 26,446 24.80 Libertarian Party of California Steve Marsland 4,203 3.94 8,085 7.05 114,714 100.00 California Democratic Party District 20 California's 20th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party John A. Dutra 52,132 57.69 California Republican Party Jonelle Joan Zager 38,239 42.31 10,068 10.02 100,439 100.00 California Democratic Party District 21 California's 21st State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Ted Lempert (incumbent) 89,221 70.08 California Republican Party Laverne F. Atherly 35,053 27.53 Natural Law Party (United States) Marilyn M. Bryant 3,036 2.38 10,995 7.95 138,305 100.00 California Democratic Party District 22 California's 22nd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Elaine Alquist (incumbent) 61,980 63.80 California Republican Party Stan Kawczynski 30,186 31.07 Libertarian Party of California Raul Rako 3,562 3.67 Natural Law Party (United States) Rick Dunstan 1,414 1.46 11,575 10.65 108,717 100.00 California Democratic Party District 23 California's 23rd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Mike Honda (incumbent) 45,340 75.77 California Republican Party Patrick Du Long 14,498 24.23 6,125 9.29 65,963 100.00 California Democratic Party District 24 California's 24th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Jim Cunneen (incumbent) 69,371 57.26 California Democratic Party Phil Stokes 47,140 38.91 Libertarian Party of California H. Raymond Strong 4,635 3.83 13,690 10.15 134,836 100.00 California Republican Party District 25 California's 25th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party George House (incumbent) 75,775 61.86 California Democratic Party Wesley Firch 42,935 35.05 Libertarian Party of California Jonathan Zwickel 2,013 1.64 Reform Party (United States) Leonard M. Surratt 1,768 1.44 8,360 6.39 130,851 100.00 California Republican Party District 26 California's 26th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Dennis Cardoza (incumbent) 53,059 64.07 California Republican Party Patty Hollingsworth 27,848 33.63 Libertarian Party of California David Eaton 1,128 1.36 American Independent Party Carl Towe 776 0.94 3,285 3.82 86,096 100.00 California Democratic Party District 27 California's 27th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Fred Keeley (incumbent) 81,234 65.34 California Republican Party Phil H. Chavez 38,063 30.62 Libertarian Party of California Dirk Walker Deardorff 5,021 4.04 8,797 6.61 133,115 100.00 California Democratic Party District 28 California's 28th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Peter Frusetta (incumbent) 47,735 51.63 California Democratic Party Alan D. Styles 40,652 43.97 Libertarian Party of California Kate Woods 4,063 4.39 6,590 6.65 99,030 100.00 California Republican Party District 29 California's 29th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Mike Briggs 83,080 91.22 Bill Maze (write-in) 8,000 8.78 39,644 30.33 130,724 100.00 California Republican Party District 30 California's 30th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Dean Florez 37,058 54.36 California Republican Party Robert M. Prenter, Jr. (incumbent) 31,116 45.64 4,707 6.46 72,881 100.00 California Democratic Party California Republican Party District 31 California's 31st State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Sarah L. Reyes 36,553 58.98 California Republican Party David Jackson 25,426 41.02 3,199 4.91 65,178 100.00 California Democratic Party District 32 California's 32nd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Roy Ashburn (incumbent) 73,285 70.93 California Democratic Party Robert "Bob" Tucker 30,029 29.07 7,828 7.04 111,142 100.00 California Republican Party District 33 California's 33rd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Abel Maldonado 76,596 60.34 California Democratic Party Betty Sanders 47,485 37.40 Libertarian Party of California David L. Bersohn 2,868 2.26 5,189 3.93 132,138 100.00 California Republican Party District 34 California's 34th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Keith Olberg (incumbent) 60,374 64.13 California Democratic Party Steve A. Figueroa 30,444 32.34 Libertarian Party of California Jeffrey Lang 3,319 3.53 7,237 7.14 101,374 100.00 California Republican Party District 35 California's 35th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Hannah-Beth Jackson 67,224 53.03 California Republican Party Christopher Mitchum 56,382 44.48 Natural Law Party (United States) Eric Dahl 3,151 2.49 7,602 5.66 135,359 100.00 California Democratic Party California Republican Party District 36 California's 36th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party George C. Runner (incumbent) 64,221 62.90 California Democratic Party Paula L. Calderon 34,697 33.98 Libertarian Party of California Gregory James Bashem 3,190 3.12 7,541 6.88 109,649 100.00 California Republican Party District 37 California's 37th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Tony Strickland 49,853 48.88 California Democratic Party Rosalind Ann McGrath 48,553 47.60 Reform Party (United States) Michael Farris 3,593 3.52 8,092 7.35 110,091 100.00 California Republican Party District 38 California's 38th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Tom McClintock (incumbent) 78,417 100.00 39,758 33.64 118,175 100.00 California Republican Party District 39 California's 39th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Tony Cardenas (incumbent) 41,841 86.69 Libertarian Party of California Christopher "Kit" Maira 6,423 13.31 6,102 11.22 54,366 100.00 California Democratic Party District 40 California's 40th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Bob Hertzberg (incumbent) 51,145 68.75 California Republican Party Eunice Deleuw 18,998 25.54 Libertarian Party of California Kelley L. Ross 4,245 5.71 7,469 9.12 81,857 100.00 California Democratic Party District 41 California's 41st State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Sheila Kuehl (incumbent) 82,302 62.73 California Republican Party K. Paul Jhin 45,414 34.62 Peace and Freedom Party John Honigsfeld 3,479 2.65 12,570 8.74 143,765 100.00 California Democratic Party District 42 California's 42nd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Wally Knox (incumbent) 81,130 74.01 California Republican Party Kevin B. Davis 24,140 22.02 Peace and Freedom Party Nancy Lawrence 4,353 3.97 11,515 9.51 121,138 100.00 California Democratic Party District 43 California's 43rd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Scott Wildman (incumbent) 55,256 65.04 California Republican Party Peter R. Repovich 26,749 31.48 Libertarian Party of California Daniel White 1,793 2.11 Reform Party (United States) Marie Buren 1,160 1.37 6,712 7.32 91,670 100.00 California Democratic Party District 44 California's 44th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Jack Scott (incumbent) 65,652 56.49 California Republican Party Ken La Corte 46,652 40.14 Libertarian Party of California Ken Saurenman 1,757 1.51 Green Party of California Shawn Waddell 1,474 1.27 Reform Party (United States) Philip Corvalan 689 0.59 8,439 6.77 124,663 100.00 California Democratic Party District 45 California's 45th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Antonio Villaraigosa (incumbent) 40,001 82.19 California Republican Party Kitty Hedrick 8,666 17.81 5,402 9.99 54,069 100.00 California Democratic Party District 46 California's 46th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent) 21,654 80.83 California Republican Party Andrew Kim 5,137 19.17 3,423 11.33 30,214 100.00 California Democratic Party District 47 California's 47th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Herb Wesson 80,222 84.02 California Republican Party Jonathan Leonard 12,666 13.27 Libertarian Party of California Eric Michael Fine 2,596 2.72 9,848 9.35 105,332 100.00 California Democratic Party District 48 California's 48th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Roderick "Rod" Wright (incumbent) 43,736 94.69 California Republican Party Ernest Woods 2,455 5.31 4,937 9.66 51,128 100.00 California Democratic Party District 49 California's 49th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Gloria Romero 43,800 71.22 California Republican Party Jay T. Imperial 16,066 26.12 Libertarian Party of California Rachel Brown 1,634 2.66 7,349 10.67 68,849 100.00 California Democratic Party District 50 California's 50th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Marco Antonio Firebaugh 30,592 84.73 California Republican Party Gladys O. Miller 5,514 15.27 3,795 9.51 39,901 100.00 California Democratic Party District 51 California's 51st State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Edward Vincent (incumbent) 52,951 76.99 California Republican Party Robert Acherman 13,202 19.20 Green Party of California Rex Frankel 2,619 3.81 7,186 9.46 75,958 100.00 California Democratic Party District 52 California's 52nd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Carl Washington (incumbent) 45,742 100.00 12,125 20.95 57,867 100.00 California Democratic Party District 53 California's 53rd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party George Nakano 75,159 60.59 California Republican Party Bill Eggers 48,880 39.41 9,507 7.12 133,546 100.00 California Democratic Party District 54 California's 54th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Alan Lowenthal 54,330 49.57 California Republican Party Julie Alban 51,291 46.80 Libertarian Party of California Al Carlan 2,073 1.89 American Independent Party George P. "Phil" Drake 1,902 1.74 6,965 5.98 118,561 100.00 California Democratic Party California Republican Party District 55 California's 55th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Richard E. "Dick" Floyd 44,407 76.58 California Republican Party Ervin "Don" Eslinger 11,434 19.72 Libertarian Party of California Guy Wilson 2,149 3.71 5,356 8.46 63,346 100.00 California Democratic Party District 56 California's 56th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Sally Havice (incumbent) 48,913 53.00 California Republican Party Phil Hawkins 40,972 44.39 Libertarian Party of California Bruce J. McKenzie 2,409 2.61 6,210 6.30 98,504 100.00 California Democratic Party District 57 California's 57th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Martin Gallegos (incumbent) 40,578 72.07 California Republican Party Henry E. Gonzales 15,722 27.93 6,007 9.64 62,307 100.00 California Democratic Party District 58 California's 58th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Thomas M. Calderon 52,311 72.21 California Republican Party Albert J. Nunez 20,136 27.79 7,224 9.07 79,671 100.00 California Democratic Party District 59 California's 59th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Bob Margett (incumbent) 58,339 54.73 California Democratic Party Christian P. Christiansen 44,133 41.40 Natural Law Party (United States) Louise M. Allison 2,269 2.13 Libertarian Party of California Jerry Johnson 1,855 1.74 9,144 7.9 115,740 100.00 California Republican Party District 60 California's 60th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Robert Pacheco 47,333 52.48 California Democratic Party Ben Wong 40,678 45.10 Libertarian Party of California Leland Thomas Faegre 2,175 2.41 Jeff Hays (write-in) 0 0.00 7,937 8.09 98,123 100.00 California Republican Party District 61 California's 61st State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Nell Soto 37,382 56.21 California Republican Party Bob Demallie 29,127 43.79 6,621 9.05 73,130 100.00 California Democratic Party California Republican Party District 62 California's 62nd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party John Longville 36,365 64.57 California Republican Party Irma Escobar 19,956 35.43 6,716 10.65 63,037 100.00 California Democratic Party District 63 California's 63rd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Bill Leonard 67,563 71.73 Libertarian Party of California Maureen K. Lindberg 26,622 28.27 18,076 16.10 112,261 100.00 California Republican Party District 64 California's 64th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Rod Pacheco (incumbent) 64,852 100.00 25,002 27.83 89,854 100.00 California Republican Party District 65 California's 65th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Brett Granlund (incumbent) 56,523 57.12 California Democratic Party Ray R. Quinto 39,286 39.70 Natural Law Party (United States) Joseph "Ray" Renteria 3,144 3.18 7,419 6.97 106,372 100.00 California Republican Party District 66 California's 66th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Bruce Thompson (incumbent) 78,961 61.73 California Democratic Party Patsy Hockersmith 48,949 38.27 12,248 8.74 140,158 100.00 California Republican Party District 67 California's 67th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Scott Baugh (incumbent) 66,570 57.53 California Democratic Party Marie H. Fennell 43,372 37.48 Libertarian Party of California Autumn Browne 5,772 4.99 13,198 10.24 128,912 100.00 California Republican Party District 68 California's 68th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Ken Maddox 41,326 53.68 California Democratic Party Mike Matsuda 35,654 46.32 8,130 9.55 95,110 100.00 California Republican Party District 69 California's 69th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Lou Correa 23,664 54.72 California Republican Party Jim Morrissey (incumbent) 18,323 42.37 Reform Party (United States) Al Snook 639 1.48 Libertarian Party of California Bolynda Schultz 620 1.43 2,507 5.48 45,753 100.00 California Democratic Party California Republican Party District 70 California's 70th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Marilyn C. Brewer (incumbent) 84,433 77.42 Natural Law Party (United States) Nat Adam 24,627 22.58 20,730 15.97 129,790 100.00 California Republican Party District 71 California's 71st State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party William J. Campbell (incumbent) 89,193 69.14 California Democratic Party Martha Badger 36,299 28.14 Natural Law Party (United States) Brenda Jo Bryant 3,517 2.73 12,483 8.82 141,492 100.00 California Republican Party District 72 California's 72nd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Dick Ackerman (incumbent) 71,148 67.46 California Democratic Party Frank Legas 31,120 29.70 Libertarian Party of California Loren Meierding 3,000 2.84 11,051 9.48 115,319 100.00 California Republican Party District 73 California's 73rd State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Patricia Bates 71,333 66.36 California Democratic Party Robert D. Wilberg 31,220 29.04 Libertarian Party of California Donald D. Rollins 3,512 3.27 Natural Law Party (United States) Matteo Ornati 1,432 1.33 13,216 10.95 120,713 100.00 California Republican Party District 74 California's 74th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Howard Kaloogian (incumbent) 66,049 56.95 California Democratic Party William F. "Bill" Fitzgerald 44,809 38.64 Natural Law Party (United States) Barbara Bourdette 2,707 2.33 Libertarian Party of California Thomas M. Hohman 2,408 2.08 13,655 10.53 129,628 100.00 California Republican Party District 75 California's 75th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Charlene Zettel 79,365 64.31 California Democratic Party David Debus 34,407 27.88 Libertarian Party of California Donna Tello 6,017 4.88 Natural Law Party (United States) William S. Cowling III 3,630 2.94 20,687 14.36 144,106 100.00 California Republican Party District 76 California's 76th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Susan Davis (incumbent) 70,244 65.32 California Republican Party Duane A. Admire 34,143 31.75 Libertarian Party of California Edward M. Teyssier 3,159 2.94 12,342 10.29 119,888 100.00 California Democratic Party District 77 California's 77th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Steve Baldwin (incumbent) 56,622 57.80 California Democratic Party Margaret "Marge" Carlson 37,962 38.75 Libertarian Party of California Elizabeth Myers 3,378 3.45 10,814 9.94 108,776 100.00 California Republican Party District 78 California's 78th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Howard Wayne (incumbent) 65,566 56.61 California Republican Party Jean Roesch 44,484 38.40 Libertarian Party of California John Murphy 3,551 3.07 Natural Law Party (United States) Stuart Knoles 2,228 1.92 14,010 10.79 129,839 100.00 California Democratic Party District 79 California's 79th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Denise Ducheny (incumbent) 39,636 76.43 California Republican Party Carl Hurum Kinz 12,226 23.57 8,502 14.08 60,364 100.00 California Democratic Party District 80 California's 80th State Assembly district election, 1998 California Republican Party Jim Battin (incumbent) 52,823 55.48 California Democratic Party Joey Acuna, Jr. 38,892 40.84 Libertarian Party of California Susan Marie Weber 3,504 2.68 5,826 5.77 101,045 100.00 California Republican Party See also California State Senate California State Senate elections, 1998 California State Assembly Districts California state elections, 1998 Districts in California Political party strength in California Political party strength in U.S. states References External links California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present) RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions Assembly 1998 California State Assembly