1998 California Courts of Appeal election

none January 2025 September 2023 The 1998 California Courts of Appeal election was held November 3, 1998. The judges of the California Courts of Appeal are either approved to remain in their seat or rejected by the voters. All of the judges kept their seats. Results Final results from the California Secretary of State: District 1 http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV52-58.pdf District 1 results 2008-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325194331/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV52-58.pdf 2009-03-25 dead Division 1 Associate Justice Douglas E. SwagerVote on retentionVotes%Yes727,80274.60%No247,75625.40% Invalid or blank votes705,91941.98%Totals1,681,477100.00% Voter turnout % Division 2 Associate Justice James R. LambdenVote on retentionVotes%Yes714,11174.59%No243,22325.41% Invalid or blank votes724,14343.07%Totals1,681,477100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Ignazio John RuvoloVote on retentionVotes%Yes692,94173.01%No256,22426.99% Invalid or blank votes732,31243.55%Totals1,681,477100.00% Voter turnout % Division 3 Presiding Justice Michael J. PhelanVote on retentionVotes%Yes717,47775.55%No232,14424.45% Invalid or blank votes731,85624.45%Totals1,681,477100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Carol A. CorriganVote on retentionVotes%Yes734,39277.01%No219,26022.99% Invalid or blank votes727,82543.28%Totals1,681,477100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Joanne C. ParrilliVote on retentionVotes%Yes726,29376.32%No225,37623.68% Invalid or blank votes729,80843.40%Totals1,681,477100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Wes WalkerVote on retentionVotes%Yes703,89174.96%No235,18925.04% Invalid or blank votes742,39744.15%Totals1,681,477100.00% Voter turnout % Division 4 Presiding Justice Daniel M. "Mike" HanlonVote on retentionVotes%Yes710,74875.34%No232,61624.66% Invalid or blank votes738,11343.90%Totals1,681,477100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice William R. McGuinessVote on retentionVotes%Yes706,76975.37%No230,94224.63% Invalid or blank votes743,76644.23%Totals1,681,477100.00 Voter turnout % Associate Justice Timothy A. ReardonVote on retentionVotes%Yes720,46175.99%No227,60224.01% Invalid or blank votes733,41443.62%Totals1,681,477100.00% Voter turnout % Division 5 Associate Justice Lawrence T. StevensVote on retentionVotes%Yes710,01076.20%No221,76523.80% Invalid or blank votes749,70244.59%Totals1,681,477100.00% Voter turnout % District 2 http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV59-65.pdf District 2 results 2008-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325194328/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV59-65.pdf 2009-03-25 dead Division 1 Presiding Justice Vaino SpencerVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,271,36478.36%No351,16021.64% Invalid or blank votes860,66834.66%Totals2,483,192100.00% Voter turnout % Division 2 Associate Justice Morio L. FukutoVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,189,50074.84%No399,95825.16% Invalid or blank votes893,73435.99%Totals2,483,192100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice John ZebrowskiVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,200,97175.50%No389,70224.50% Invalid or blank votes892,51935.94%Totals2,483,192100.00% Voter turnout % Division 3 Associate Justice Walter CroskeyVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,220,22077.66%No351,05922.34% Invalid or blank votes911,91336.72%Totals2,483,192100.00% Voter turnout % Division 4 Presiding Justice Charles S. VogelVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,239,88878.64%No336,84321.36% Invalid or blank votes906,46136.50%Totals2,483,192100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Daniel A. CurryVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,238,24079.08%No327,53820.92% Invalid or blank votes917,41436.94%Totals2,483,192100.00% Voter turnout % Division 5 Associate Justice Orville "Jack" ArmstrongVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,275,03780.12%No316,40319.88% Invalid or blank votes891,75235.91%Totals2,483,192100.00% Voter turnout % Division 6 Associate Justice Paul H. CoffeeVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,274,40079.94%No319,86120.06% Invalid or blank votes888,93135.80%Totals2,483,192100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Arthur GilbertVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,263,43779.56%No324,54820.44% Invalid or blank votes895,20736.05%Totals2,483,192100.00% Voter turnout % Division 7 Associate Justice Earl Johnson, Jr.Vote on retentionVotes%Yes1,255,34779.38%No326,16520.62% Invalid or blank votes901,68036.31%Totals2,483,192100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Richard C. NealVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,243,13779.14%No327,75420.86% Invalid or blank votes912,30136.74%Totals2,483,192100.00% Voter turnout % District 3 http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV66-67.pdf District 3 results 2008-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325194330/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV66-67.pdf 2009-03-25 dead Associate Justice Connie CallahanVote on retentionVotes%Yes518,93575.73%No166,27024.27% Invalid or blank votes320,47331.87%Totals1,005,678100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Harry HullVote on retentionVotes%Yes484,59572.48%No184,00927.52% Invalid or blank votes337,07433.52%Totals1,005,678100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice George NicholsonVote on retentionVotes%Yes508,05674.75%No171,65125.25% Invalid or blank votes325,97132.41%Totals1,005,678100.00% Voter turnout % District 4 District 4 results https://web.archive.org/web/20090325194331/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV68-73.pdf 2009-03-25 Division 1 Presiding Justice Daniel J. KremerVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,030,25174.59%No345,45525.01% Invalid or blank votes832,77037.71%Totals2,218,476100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Alex C. McDonaldVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,004,77273.89%No355,10626.11% Invalid or blank votes848,59838.42%Totals2,218,476100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice James A. McIntyreVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,012,50774.50%No346,57625.50% Invalid or blank votes849,39338.46%Totals2,218,476100.00% Voter turnout % Division 2 Presiding Justice Manuel A. RamirezVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,007,25472.92%No374,01627.08% Invalid or blank votes827,20637.46%Totals2,218,476100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Barton C. GautVote on retentionVotes%Yes947,75871.04%No386,36028.96% Invalid or blank votes874,35839.59%Totals2,218,476100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice James D. WardVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,013,86875.14%No335,49524.86% Invalid or blank votes859,11338.90%Totals2,218,476100.00% Voter turnout % Division 3 Presiding Justice Davide G. SillsVote on retentionVotes%Yes998,09175.00%No332,66725.00% Invalid or blank votes877,71839.74%Totals2,218,476100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice William W. BedsworthVote on retentionVotes%Yes969,02573.86%No342,92226.14% Invalid or blank votes896,52940.59%Totals2,218,476100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice W.F. "Bill" RylaarsdamVote on retentionVotes%Yes920,80770.06%No393,57229.94% Invalid or blank votes894,09740.48%Totals2,218,476100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Edward J. WallinVote on retentionVotes%Yes940,91571.18%No380,94328.82% Invalid or blank votes886,61840.15%Totals2,218,476100.00% Voter turnout % District 5 http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV74-75.pdf District 5 results 2008-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325194329/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV74-75.pdf 2009-03-25 dead Presiding Justice Jim ArdaizVote on retentionVotes%Yes332,97074.59%No113,44725.41% Invalid or blank votes168,91427.45%Totals615,331100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Bert LevyVote on retentionVotes%Yes332,85475.37%No108,77424.63% Invalid or blank votes173,70328.23%Totals615,331100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Steve VartabedianVote on retentionVotes%Yes316,28072.16%No122,03827.84% Invalid or blank votes177,01328.77%Totals615,331100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Becky WisemanVote on retentionVotes%Yes334,70975.45%No108,90724.55% Invalid or blank votes171,71527.91%Totals615,331100.00% Voter turnout % District 6 http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV76.pdf District 6 results 2008-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325194329/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV76.pdf 2009-03-25 dead Presiding Justice Christopher C. CottleVote on retentionVotes%Yes316,26278.76%No85,29621.24% Invalid or blank votes225,40935.95%Totals626,967100.00% Voter turnout % References See also Courts of Appeal elections, 1998 1998 Courts of Appeal