1998 California State Board of Equalization election

State election in California January 2026 1998 California State Board of Equalization elections California legislative no 1994 California State Board of Equalization elections 1994 2002 California State Board of Equalization elections 2002 All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization 1998 11 03 California Democratic Party 2 2 2 3,974,343 55.8% California Republican Party 2 2 2 2,507,252 35.2% Libertarian Party of California 0 0 0 509,288 7.1% The 1998 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 3, 1998, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 2, 1998.https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1998-primary/boe.pdf June 2, 1998, Primary Election - Member, Board of Equalization Secretary of State of California January 8, 2026https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1998-general/sov22-24.pdf November 3, 1998, General Election - Member, Board of Equalization Secretary of State of California January 8, 2026 2 Overview + California State Board of Equalization general election, 1998 Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/– % Democratic Party 4 3,974,343 55.8% 2 2 50.0% Republican Party 3 2,507,252 35.2% 2 2 50.0%Libertarian Party 3 509,288 7.1% 0 0 0.0% Peace and Freedom Party 2 75,012 1.1% 0 0 0.0%Green Party 1 58,480 0.8% 0 0 0.0% Total 13 7,124,375 100.0% 4 4 100.0% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 55.8 Republican Republican Party (United States) 35.2 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 7.1 Peace and Freedom Peace and Freedom Party 1.1 Green Green Party of the United States 0.8 Board of Equalization seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 50.0 Republican Republican Party (United States) 50.0 Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st Johan Klehs Democratic Johan Klehs Democratic2nd Dean Andal Republican Dean Andal Republican3rd Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Republican Claude Parrish Republican4th John Chiang Democratic John Chiang Democratic District 1 The incumbent was Democrat Johan Klehs, who was elected in 1994 with 51.5% of the vote. He was running for reelection. Primary election Results 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Johan Klehs (incumbent) 965,504 100.0 965,504 100.0 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Kennita Watson 277,398 100.0 277,398 100.0 General election Candidates Johan Klehs (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Kennita Watson (L) Results California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 1998 California Democratic Party Johan Klehs (incumbent) 1,440,370 78.4 Libertarian Party of California Kennita Watson 396,346 21.6 1,836,716 100.0 665,707 26.6 California Democratic Party District 2 The incumbent was Republican Dean Andal, who was elected in 1994 with 54.1% of the vote. He was running for reelection. Primary election Results 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Tom Y. Santos 295,718 50.2 California Democratic Party Joseph F. Micallef 293,777 49.8 589,495 100.0 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary California Republican Party Dean Andal (incumbent) 745,686 100.0 745,686 100.0 General election Candidates Dean Andal (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Tom Y. Santos (D) Results California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 1998 California Republican Party Dean Andal (incumbent) 1,041,933 55.2 California Democratic Party Tom Y. Santos 845,533 44.8 1,887,466 100.0 377,911 16.7 California Republican Party District 3 The incumbent was Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., who was elected in 1986, 1990, and 1994. He was ineligible for reelection. Primary election Results 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Mary Christian-Heising 196,710 44.5 California Democratic Party Mark A. Spiegler 171,270 38.8 California Democratic Party Fred Clayton 73,645 16.7 441,625 100.0 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary California Republican Party Claude Parrish 246,965 33.1 California Republican Party Craig A. Wilson 237,724 31.9 California Republican Party Patrick James Leone 91,279 12.2 California Republican Party Andy Schooler 71,404 9.6 California Republican Party Hal J. Styles, Jr. 50,900 6.8 California Republican Party Jim Stieringer 47,231 6.3 745,503 100.0 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California J.R. Graham 37,677 100.0 37,677 100.0 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party Maxine Bell Quirk 15,479 100.0 15,479 100.0 General election Candidates Mary Christian-Heising (D) J.R. Graham (L) Claude Parrish (R) Maxine Bell Quirk (P&F) Results California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 1998 California Republican Party Claude Parrish 1,028,148 53.1 California Democratic Party Mary Christian-Heising 806,716 41.7 Libertarian Party of California J.R. Graham 71,428 3.7 Peace and Freedom Party Maxine Bell Quirk 29,908 1.5 1,936,200 100.0 194,842 9.1 California Republican Party District 4 The incumbent was Democrat John Chiang, who was appointed in 1997 to finish the term of Brad Sherman, who resigned following his election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Chiang was running for reelection. Primary election Results 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary California Democratic Party John Chiang 217,715 34.6 California Democratic Party Jose Fernandez 150,020 23.8 California Democratic Party Tyrone I. Vahedi 92,336 14.7 California Democratic Party Craig 'Tax Freeze' Freis 65,256 10.4 California Democratic Party Gregorio Alejandro Armanta 53,130 8.4 California Democratic Party Gil Eisner 51,369 8.2 629,826 100.0 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Republican primary California Republican Party Joe H. Adams, Jr. 198,881 80.6 California Republican Party Khalil Khalil 47,767 19.4 246,648 100.0 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California William R. Jennings 24,026 100.0 24,026 100.0 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Green primary Green Party of California Glenn Trujillo Bailey 22,494 100.0 22,494 100.0 1998 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party Shirley Rachel Isaacson 22,040 100.0 22,040 100.0 General election Candidates Joe H. Adams, Jr. (R) Glenn Trujillo Bailey (G) John Chiang (D) Shirley Rachel Isaacson (P&F) William R. Jennings (L) Results California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 1998 California Democratic Party John Chiang 881,724 60.2 California Republican Party Joe H. Adams, Jr. 437,171 29.9 Green Party of California Glenn Trujillo Bailey 58,480 4.0 Peace and Freedom Party Shirley Rachel Isaacson 45,104 3.1 Libertarian Party of California William R. Jennings 41,514 2.8 1,463,993 100.0 194,842 11.7 California Democratic Party References State Board of Equalization Category:California State Board of Equalization elections California State Board of Equalization