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1998 California Secretary of State election
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1998 California Secretary of State election California presidential no 1994 California Secretary of State election 1994 2002 California Secretary of State election 2002 November 3, 1998 Bill Jones, 1995.jpg Bill Jones Republican Party (United States) 3,785,069 47.00% Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier (cropped).jpg Michela Alioto Democratic Party (United States) 3,695,344 45.89% 1998 California Secretary of State election results map by county.svg 300px County results Jones: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%
Alioto: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Sec. of State Bill Jones Republican Party (United States) Bill Jones Republican Party (United States)
The 1998 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Republican incumbent, Bill Jones, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Michela Alioto. 2022, this was the last time a Republican was elected California Secretary of State.
Primary results
Final results from California Secretary of State.http://primary98.ss.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 1998 Primary Election 2008-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20080705083337/http://primary98.ss.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf 2008-07-05 dead
Peace & Freedom
California Secretary of State Peace & Freedom primary, 1998
Israel Feuer
64,063
50.20
Marisa Helene Palyvos-Story
63,546
49.80
127,609
100.00
Others
California Secretary of State primary, 1998 (Others)
California Republican Party
Bill Jones
2,615,933
100.00
California Democratic Party
Michela Alioto
2,043,616
100.00
Libertarian Party of California
Gail Lightfoot
183,963
100.00
Natural Law Party (United States)
Jane Ann Bialosky
103,320
100.00
American Independent Party
Carolyn Rae Short
82,014
100.00
Reform Party (United States)
Valli Sharpe-Geisler
67,172
100.00
Green Party of California
Israel Feuer (write-in)
22
100.00
General election results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1998 General Election 2008-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325193028/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf 2009-03-25 dead
1998 Secretary of State election, California
California Republican Party
Bill Jones (incumbent)
3,785,069
47.00
California Democratic Party
Michela Alioto
3,695,344
45.89
Libertarian Party of California
Gail Lightfoot
216,853
2.69
Natural Law Party (United States)
Jane Ann Bialosky
103,631
1.29
American Independent Party
Carolyn Rae Short
100,265
1.25
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
Israel Feuer
78,837
0.98
Reform Party (United States)
Valli Sharpe-Geisler
72,949
0.91
477,780
5.54
8,529,948
100.00
41.32
California Republican Party
Results by county
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf Archived copy 2008-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325193028/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf 2009-03-25 dead
County Jones Votes Alioto Votes Lightfoot Votes Others VotesTulare66.29%47,65629.17%20,9731.82%1,3082.72%1,953Madera64.30%16,61629.32%7,5783.15%8133.23%835Glenn63.77%4,66729.05%2,1262.66%1954.52%331Sutter63.31%13,56630.39%6,5112.35%5043.95%846Modoc62.83%2,14028.21%9613.20%1095.75%196Colusa61.81%2,91632.17%1,5182.33%1103.69%174Fresno60.88%100,96733.61%55,7322.09%3,4683.42%5,670Orange60.82%417,10131.98%219,2922.90%19,8864.31%29,540Kern60.76%83,86131.37%43,3033.37%4,6514.50%6,214Placer60.64%52,30931.83%27,4603.69%3,1873.83%3,304Mariposa60.26%4,21431.06%2,1724.50%3154.18%292El Dorado59.60%33,43132.74%18,3633.53%1,9814.14%2,320Shasta59.57%30,86032.44%16,8043.17%1,6424.82%2,498Inyo59.38%3,88432.00%2,0933.46%2265.17%338Lassen59.02%4,75731.69%2,5543.37%2725.92%477Plumas58.95%4,90933.76%2,8113.06%2554.23%352Sierra58.42%98530.07%5075.22%886.29%106Kings58.02%12,76935.44%7,8002.19%4824.35%958Tehama57.91%10,40833.20%5,9673.34%6015.54%996Nevada57.90%21,83034.80%13,1213.00%1,1324.29%1,619Amador57.03%7,42736.62%4,7693.10%4043.24%422Mono56.62%1,88134.95%1,1614.39%1464.03%134Butte55.70%35,59735.87%22,9233.09%1,9775.33%3,407San Luis Obispo55.24%45,95737.51%31,2093.25%2,7073.99%3,320Siskiyou55.02%8,83836.83%5,9163.47%5584.67%750Yuba54.85%7,18736.48%4,7803.34%4375.33%698Calaveras54.39%8,55136.00%5,6605.47%8604.13%650Del Norte54.15%3,88836.28%2,6053.31%2386.25%449San Diego54.07%378,50838.26%267,8422.98%20,8774.68%32,793Riverside53.72%175,82038.66%126,5252.85%9,3134.78%15,628Tuolumne53.65%10,49338.99%7,6253.37%6603.98%779Ventura53.62%107,17838.16%76,2623.08%6,1595.14%10,267Stanislaus52.49%51,19541.81%40,7792.42%2,3563.28%3,197Merced52.12%20,20242.25%16,3761.94%7523.70%1,433San Bernardino51.75%165,95840.46%129,7452.95%9,4504.84%15,515Alpine51.47%28136.08%1973.48%198.97%49Sacramento51.44%179,86642.37%148,1712.35%8,2103.85%13,446Santa Barbara51.21%60,68640.99%48,5832.89%3,4234.91%5,820Trinity51.07%2,47435.84%1,7365.43%2637.66%371San Joaquin50.52%61,55843.00%52,3912.46%2,9924.03%4,911Napa49.32%20,43442.33%17,5382.86%1,1875.49%2,274Humboldt47.63%21,31539.76%17,7924.31%1,9318.30%3,714San Benito44.70%5,64147.33%5,9732.77%3495.21%658Imperial44.32%10,06546.18%10,4872.72%6176.79%1,542Lake44.22%8,15448.77%8,9932.77%5104.24%782Monterey43.67%38,42949.10%43,2112.49%2,1924.74%4,171Contra Costa42.70%125,08551.25%150,1302.54%7,4463.51%10,291Santa Clara41.68%167,26251.12%205,1422.81%11,2654.39%17,617Yolo40.99%19,92152.74%25,6282.25%1,0934.02%1,954Mendocino40.28%11,15448.24%13,3594.03%1,1157.45%2,064Solano39.97%39,53353.82%53,2332.17%2,1444.05%4,008Los Angeles39.81%752,73753.66%1,014,6482.34%44,3094.19%79,194Sonoma39.76%61,39751.10%78,9023.32%5,1345.82%8,980Marin39.73%38,59653.53%52,0062.41%2,3374.33%4,211San Mateo38.03%75,65156.40%112,1942.17%4,3183.39%6,749Santa Cruz34.00%27,89155.40%45,4503.92%3,2196.68%5,479Alameda29.50%108,07162.88%230,3462.70%9,8874.93%18,048San Francisco22.53%50,34270.46%157,4112.14%4,7744.87%10,888
See also
California state elections, 1998
State of California
Secretary of State of California
References
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