1998 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

none January 2026 September 2023 1998 California lieutenant gubernatorial election California presidential no 1994 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 1994 2002 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 2002 November 3, 1998 Cruz-Bustamante (cropped).jpg Cruz Bustamante Democratic Party (United States) 4,290,473 52.69% Tim Leslie, 2001.jpg Tim Leslie Republican Party (United States) 3,161,031 38.82% 1998 California lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBustamante: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Leslie: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Lt. Governor Gray Davis Democratic Party (United States) Cruz Bustamante Democratic Party (United States) The 1998 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 2, 1998. State Assemblyman and Speaker of the Assembly Cruz Bustamante, the Democratic nominee, decisively defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Tim Leslie, to succeed the incumbent Gray Davis, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for governor. Primary results Final results from the Secretary of State of CaliforniaCA Secretary of State - Vote98 - Official Results https://web.archive.org/web/20090202041654/http://primary98.sos.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf February 2, 2009 Democratic Candidates Cruz Bustamante, Speaker of the California State Assembly Tony Miller, Former Acting Secretary of State Larry K. Reed California Lt. Governor Democratic primary, 1998 Cruz Bustamante 1,899,566 73.14 Tony Miller 473,848 18.25 Larry K. Reed 223,631 8.61 2,597,045 100.00 Republican Candidates Tim Leslie, State Senator Noel Hentschel, Businessman Dick Mountjoy, State Senator Ingrid Lundberg California Lt. Governor Republican primary, 1998 Tim Leslie 898,831 35.81 Noel Hentschel 725,661 28.91 Dick Mountjoy 651,780 25.97 Ingrid Lundberg 233,403 9.31 2,509,675 100.00 Peace and Freedom California Lt. Governor Peace & Freedom primary, 1998 Jaime Luis Gomez 75,760 53.68 Regina Lark 65,368 46.32 141,128 100.00 Others California Lt. Governor primary, 1998 (Others) Green Party of California Sara Amir 151,408 100.00 Libertarian Party of California Thomas M. Tryon 107,226 100.00 Reform Party (United States) James J. Mangia 42,383 100.00 American Independent Party George M. McCoy 40,376 100.00 General election results Final results from the Secretary of State of Californiahttp://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV4-6.pdf Archived copy 2008-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325193934/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV4-6.pdf 2009-03-25 dead 1998 lieutenant governor election, California California Democratic Party Cruz Bustamante 4,290,473 52.69% California Republican Party Tim Leslie 3,161,031 38.82% Green Party of California Sara Amir 247,897 3.04% Libertarian Party of California Thomas Tryon 167,523 2.06% Peace and Freedom Party (United States) Jaime Luis Gomez 109,888 1.35% American Independent Party George McCoy 92,349 1.13% Reform Party (United States) James Mangia 74,180 0.91% 477,780 5.54% 8,143,341 100.00% 41.32% California Democratic Party Results by county Final results from the Secretary of State of California. County Bustamante Votes Leslie Votes Amir Votes Tryon Votes Others VotesSan Francisco67.91%152,668 15.18%34,122 11.39%25,599 1.54%3,468 3.97%8,945Alameda64.60%236,652 23.80%87,178 5.82%21,336 1.79%6,549 3.99%14,617Los Angeles62.06%1,186,799 30.65%586,184 2.53%48,328 1.66%31,720 3.11%59,406San Mateo61.67%122,648 29.41%58,496 3.59%7,132 2.05%4,086 3.27%6,504Marin60.81%59,606 29.13%28,555 5.38%5,272 2.08%2,037 2.61%2,553Solano57.28%56,671 34.05%33,690 2.42%2,390 2.05%2,029 4.20%4,149Sonoma56.74%88,519 30.61%47,758 5.90%9,200 2.81%4,378 3.94%6,161Merced56.29%22,028 38.44%15,043 1.07%417 1.47%577 2.73%1,070Yolo56.25%28,238 34.00%17,069 5.13%2,574 1.79%901 2.83%1,419Santa Cruz56.16%46,691 28.18%23,429 8.59%7,144 3.12%2,591 3.95%3,279Fresno55.88%95,010 39.78%67,641 0.91%1,546 1.41%2,403 2.02%3,428Santa Clara55.70%225,382 34.69%140,380 3.37%13,617 2.57%10,396 3.67%14,877Contra Costa55.69%163,323 36.22% 106,235 2.98%8,746 1.91%5,590 3.20%9,402Monterey54.16%48,509 36.67%32,846 2.85%2,556 2.37%2,121 3.94%3,532Imperial53.20%12,468 36.92%8,651 1.22%287 1.98%465 6.67%1,563Lake52.89%9,744 36.64%6,749 3.34%615 2.93%540 4.19%774Kings52.38%11,785 41.56%9,351 0.77%174 1.76%396 3.51%792San Benito51.93%6,657 38.51%4,937 2.29%293 3.01%386 4.26%547Napa51.67%21,611 38.07%15,923 3.33%1,391 2.54%1,063 4.40%1,836Sacramento50.80%180,599 42.63%151,559 2.45%8,713 1.53%5,442 2.59%9,208Stanislaus50.60%50,022 43.64%43,142 1.17%1,159 2.12%2,096 2.46%2,438San Joaquin50.34%61,845 43.34%53,243 1.21%1,490 2.28%2,802 2.82%3,468Tulare50.06%36,277 45.20%32,753 0.85%616 1.81%1,311 2.08%1,506San Bernardino49.03%159,206 43.14%140,072 1.72%5,572 1.92%6,242 4.19%13,609Mendocino48.52%13,448 32.43%8,990 10.05%2,785 3.84%1,064 5.16%1,431Santa Barbara47.48%57,042 43.07%51,740 3.99%4,797 2.06%2,470 3.40%4,090Riverside46.72%156,016 45.57%152,171 1.72%5,730 2.04%6,824 3.94%13,171Ventura46.71%94,869 44.89%91,157 2.24%4,543 2.42%4,909 3.75%7,604Humboldt46.46%20,951 34.03%15,343 11.15%5,027 4.20%1,894 4.15%1,875Madera 46.06%12,06548.93%12,815 1.08%282 1.93%506 2.00%524Del Norte45.49%3,313 42.02%3,060 2.99%218 4.38%319 5.12%373Tuolumne 44.78%8,84147.53%9,383 2.02%398 3.23%638 2.43%481San Luis Obispo 44.70%37,83446.74%39,557 3.57%3,023 2.32%1,963 2.67%2,264San Diego 43.70%309,30747.34%335,069 2.68%18,999 2.35%16,666 3.92%27,765Mariposa 41.35%2,91449.66%3,500 2.61%184 3.42%241 2.97%209Amador 40.51%5,33453.88%7,094 1.52%200 2.15%283 1.95%256Kern 40.29%56,14752.72%73,457 1.13%1,569 2.09%2,914 3.77%5,255Orange 39.37%273,09552.97%367,473 2.08%14,420 2.20%15,235 3.38%23,479Yuba 38.82%5,21353.78%7,222 1.59%214 2.43%326 3.37%454Tehama 38.22%6,96351.80%9,436 1.36%247 3.72%677 4.91%894Trinity 38.05%1,86046.83%2,289 4.15%203 5.22%255 5.75%281Siskiyou 38.02%6,18151.70%8,406 2.21%360 4.32%702 3.75%609Alpine 37.19%20948.75%274 5.16%29 3.91%22 4.98%28Nevada 36.69%14,08855.15%21,177 3.82%1,466 2.06%790 2.28%878Butte 36.32%23,48855.40%35,827 2.87%1,859 2.30%1,489 3.11%2,008Colusa 36.30%1,74556.50%2,716 1.02%49 2.83%136 3.35%161El Dorado 36.10%20,68057.64%33,022 2.31%1,321 1.80%1,033 2.16%1,235Calaveras 35.93%5,76748.96%7,858 1.51%242 11.64%1,869 1.96%314Shasta 35.88%18,68454.66%28,461 1.84%960 3.37%1,756 4.25%2,212Inyo 35.85%2,38554.51%3,626 2.59%172 2.86%190 4.19%279Placer 35.37%31,06459.43%52,191 1.83%1,608 1.51%1,330 1.85%1,622Mono 35.15%1,20255.76%1,907 3.22%110 3.57%122 2.31%79Sutter 34.62%7,52959.60%12,959 1.11%241 1.95%423 2.72%593Plumas 33.58%2,86259.70%5,089 2.05%175 2.44%208 2.23%190Glenn 32.82%2,43559.68%4,428 1.17%87 2.75%204 3.57%265Lassen 30.44%2,51161.94%5,110 1.50%124 2.84%234 3.28%271Sierra 30.06%52759.33%1,040 2.11%37 4.51%79 3.99%70Modoc 27.27%94662.78%2,178 1.47%51 4.70%163 3.78%131 See also 1998 California elections State of California Lieutenant Governor of California List of lieutenant governors of California References External links VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State Category:1998 California elections 1998 California lieutenant gubernatorial election Category:November 1998 in the United States