1998 California State Senate election

none September 2023 1998 California State Senate election California legislative no 1996 California State Senate election 1996 2000 California State Senate election 2000 20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate 21 1998 11 03 File:John Burton, 1997.jpg 150x150px John Burton California Democratic Party 3rd–San Francisco 23 25 2 1,975,326 56.49% File:Ross Johnson, 1997.jpg Ross Johnson California Republican Party 35th–Fullerton 16 15 1 1,426,014 40.78% 1998 California State Senate election.svg 450px Results:#0571B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold #404040 No election held President pro tempore President pro tempore-designate John L. Burton California Democratic Party John L. Burton California Democratic Party The 1998 California State Senate elections were held on November 3, 1998. Senate seats of even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. Democrats expanded their majority, winning a Republican-held seat and an Independent-held seat. 2 Overview California State Senate elections, 1998PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter+/– Democratic 1,975,326 56.49% 10 5 8 23 25 +2 Republican 1,426,014 40.78% 10 3 3 16 15 -1 Libertarian 57,738 1.65% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peace and Freedom 26,277 0.75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Natural Law 5,828 0.17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent 5,504 0.16% 0 0 1 1 0 -1 Invalid or blank votes 342,926 8.93% — — — — — — Totals 3,839,613 100.00% 20 8 12 40 40 — Results Final results from the California Secretary of State:State Senate All Districts http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV35-37.pdf 1998-12-12 2008-08-17 California Secretary of State dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090325021004/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV35-37.pdf 2009-03-25 District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 __NOTOC__ District 2 California's 2nd State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Wesley Chesbro 137,728 51.18 California Republican Party John Jordan 112,754 41.90 Peace and Freedom Party Brian Garay 18,612 6.92 17,879 6.23 286,793 100.00 California Democratic Party District 4 California's 4th State Senate district election, 1998 California Republican Party Maurice Johannessen (incumbent) 135,528 56.67 California Democratic Party Mark Desio 103,620 43.33 19,060 6.15 135,528 100.00 California Republican Party District 6 California's 6th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Deborah Ortiz 128,949 55.24 California Republican Party Chris Quackenbush 96,227 41.22 Libertarian Party of California Gerald Klass 8,244 3.53 12,393 5.04 245,813 100.00 California Democratic Party District 8 California's 8th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Jackie Speier 167,216 79.19 California Republican Party Jim R. Tomlin 43,936 20.81 28,095 11.74 239,247 100.00 California Democratic Party Independent (politician) District 10 California's 10th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Liz Figueroa 129,496 68.67 California Republican Party Bob Gough 59,071 31.33 18,823 9.08 207,390 100.00 California Democratic Party District 12 California's 12th State Senate district election, 1998 California Republican Party Dick Monteith (incumbent) 110,690 53.04 California Democratic Party Sal Canella 91,623 43.90 Libertarian Party of California Mary Lee Gowlan 6,389 3.06 8,245 3.80 216,947 100.00 California Republican Party District 14 California's 14th State Senate district election, 1998 California Republican Party Chuck Poochigian 174,832 100.00 59,034 25.24 233,866 100.00 California Republican Party District 16 California's 16th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Jim Costa (incumbent) 92,163 71.91 California Republican Party Gregg Palmer 36,005 28.09 9,891 7.16 138,059 100.00 California Democratic Party District 18 California's 18th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Jack O'Connell (incumbent) 169,818 66.87 California Republican Party Gordon Klemm 79,872 31.45 Libertarian Party of California Jack Ray 4,276 1.68 12,531 4.70 266,497 100.00 California Democratic Party District 20 California's 20th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Richard Alarcón 82,258 65.94 California Republican Party Ollie M. McCaulley 34,120 27.35 Libertarian Party of California Linda Starr 8,372 6.71 11,473 8.42 100.00 California Democratic Party District 22 California's 22nd State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Richard G. Polanco (incumbent) 65,104 89.47 Peace and Freedom Party Marian 'Muffy' Sunde 7,665 10.53 11,514 13.66 84,283 100.00 California Democratic Party District 24 California's 24th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Hilda Solis (incumbent) 86,353 73.51 California Republican Party C. A. 'Carl' Taylor 28,057 23.88 Libertarian Party of California Kim Goldsworthy 3,059 2.60 13,687 10.44 131,156 100.00 California Democratic Party District 26 California's 26th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Kevin Murray 124,328 88.44 California Republican Party Mac Lane Key 12,798 9.10 Libertarian Party of California Bob Weber 3,460 2.46 15,874 10.15 156,460 100.00 California Democratic Party District 28 California's 28th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Debra Bowen 115,672 64.42 California Republican Party Asha Knott 57,560 32.05 Libertarian Party of California Neal Doner 6,340 3.53 17,320 8.80 196,892 100.00 California Democratic Party District 30 California's 30th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Martha Escutia 80,562 73.98 California Republican Party John O. Robertson 24,520 22.52 Libertarian Party of California John P. McCready 3,816 3.50 10,674 8.93 119,572 100.00 California Democratic Party District 32 California's 32nd State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Joe Baca 75,424 58.51 California Republican Party Eunice M. Ulloa 49,201 38.17 Libertarian Party of California John S. Ballard 4,275 3.32 7,267 5.34 136,167 100.00 California Democratic Party District 34 California's 34th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Joe Dunn 62,063 51.29 California Republican Party Rob Hurtt (incumbent) 58,933 48.71 9,867 7.54 130,863 100.00 California Democratic Party California Republican Party District 36 California's 36th State Senate district election, 1998 California Republican Party Ray Haynes (incumbent) 127,531 60.10 California Democratic Party George M. Swift 84,683 39.90 17,798 7.74 230,012 100.00 California Republican Party District 38 California's 38th State Senate district election, 1998 California Republican Party Bill Morrow 136,889 60.27 California Democratic Party Madelene Arakelian 74,597 32.84 Natural Law Party (United States) Barbara Blair 5,828 2.57 Independent (politician) Eugene Gilbert Carl 5,504 2.42 Libertarian Party of California Paul King 4,315 1.90 28,712 11.22 255,845 100.00 California Republican Party District 40 California's 40th State Senate district election, 1998 California Democratic Party Stephen Peace (incumbent) 103,669 66.31 California Republican Party Bob Divine 47,490 30.37 Libertarian Party of California David N. Graham 5,192 3.32 12,789 7.56 169,140 100.00 California Democratic Party See also California State Assembly California State Assembly elections, 1998 California state elections, 1998 California State Legislature California State Senate Districts Districts in California Political party strength in U.S. states References collapsed Senate California 1998