1998 California State Assembly election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1998 California State Assembly election

| country = California

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1996 California State Assembly election

| previous_year = 1996

| next_election = 2000 California State Assembly election

| next_year = 2000

| seats_for_election = All 80 seats in the California State Assembly

| majority_seats = 41

| election_date = {{Start date|1998|11|03}}

| image1 = x150px

| leader1 = Antonio Villaraigosa

| party1 = California Democratic Party

| leaders_seat1 = 45th–Los Angeles

| last_election1 = 43 seats, 49.42%

| seats1 = 48

| seat_change1 = {{gain}} 5

| popular_vote1 = 4,106,175

| percentage1 = 52.65%

| swing1 =

| image2 = x150px

| leader2 = Bill Leonard
(retired as leader)

| party2 = California Republican Party

| leaders_seat2 = 63rd–San Bernardino

| last_election2 = 37 seats, 46.07%

| seats2 = 32

| seat_change2 = {{loss}} 5

| popular_vote2 = 3,494,503

| percentage2 = 44.81%

| swing2 =

| map_image = {{Switcher

| 400px

| Results by gains and holds

| 400px

| Results by winning party vote share}}

| map_caption = Results:
{{legend0|#0671B0|Democratic gain}}
{{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}} {{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}}
Vote Share:
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{{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#a80000|>90%}}

| title = Speaker

| posttitle = Elected Speaker

| before_election = Antonio Villaraigosa

| before_party = California Democratic Party

| after_election = Antonio Villaraigosa

| after_party = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Elections in California}}

The 1998 California State Assembly elections were held on November 3, 1998. California's State Assembly in its entirety comes up for election in even numbered years. Each seat has a two-year term and members are limited to three 2-year terms (six years). All 80 biennially elected seats in the Assembly were up for election this year. Democrats retained control of the Assembly, gaining five Republican-held seats in the process.

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Overview

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! colspan="10" | California State Assembly elections, 1998

colspan=2 style="width: 10em" |Party

! style="width: 4em" |Votes

! style="width: 5em" |Percentage

! style="width: 5em" |Incumbents

! style="width: 2em" |Open

! style="width: 3em" |Before

! style="width: 2em" |After

! style="width: 3em" |Special

! style="width: 1em" |+/–

style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Democratic

| align="right" | 4,106,175

| align="right" | 52.65%

| align="right" | 32

| align="right" | 11

| align="right" | 43

| align="right" | 48

| align="right" | 47

| align="right" | +4

style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Republican

| align="right" | 3,494,503

| align="right" | 44.81%

| align="right" | 23

| align="right" | 14

| align="right" | 37

| align="right" | 32

| align="right" | 32

| align="right" | -5

style="background-color:#FFCC00; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Libertarian

| align="right" | 144,427

| align="right" | 1.85%

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#00BFFF; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Natural Law

| align="right" | 23,384

| align="right" | 0.30%

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#111111; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Peace and Freedom

| align="right" | 19,362

| align="right" | 0.25%

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#FFFF66; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Reform

| align="right" | 4,256

| align="right" | 0.05%

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#0BDA51; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Green

| align="right" | 4,093

| align="right" | 0.05%

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 1

| align="right" | +1

style="background-color:#FFCC00; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | American Independent

| align="right" | 2,678

| align="right" | 0.03%

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="2" align="right" | Invalid or blank votes

| align="right" | 842,620

| align="right" | 9.75%

| align="right" | —

| align="right" | —

| align="right" | —

| align="right" | —

| align="right" | —

| align="right" | —

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="2" align="right" | Totals

| align="right" | 8,641,498

| align="right" | 100.00%

| align="right" | 55

| align="right" | 25

| align="right" | 80

| align="right" | 80

| align="right" | 80

| align="right" |

style="width:70%"
scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | {{Down-arrow|alt=Midpoint}}
scope="row" style="background:#3333FF; width:60%; text-align:center; color:white" |48

| style="background:#FF3333; width:40%; text-align:center; color:white" |32

scope="row" style="text-align:center; color:#3333FF" | Democratic

| style="text-align:center; color:#FF3333" | Republican

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State:http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_general/state_assemb.pdf{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39District 40District 41District 42District 43District 44District 45District 46District 47District 48District 49District 50District 51District 52District 53District 54District 55District 56District 57District 58District 59District 60District 61District 62District 63District 64District 65District 66District 67District 68District 69District 70District 71District 72District 73District 74District 75District 76District 77District 78District 79District 80 __NOTOC__

=District 1=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 1st State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Virginia Strom-Martin (incumbent)

| votes = 87,403

| percentage = 61.72

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Sam Crump

| votes = 47,662

| percentage = 33.66

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Peace and Freedom Party

| candidate = Pamela Elizondo

| votes = 6,536

| percentage = 4.62

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,797

| percentage = 5.22

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 149,398

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 2=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 2nd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Richard L. Dickerson

| votes = 71,357

| percentage = 56.74

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Francie L. Sullivan

| votes = 50,202

| percentage = 39.92

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Pete Bret

| votes = 4,196

| percentage = 3.34

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,901

| percentage = 5.91

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 133,656

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 3=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 3rd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Sam Aanestad

| votes = 78,683

| percentage = 60.90

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Scott Gruendl

| votes = 50,511

| percentage = 39.10

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 10.028

| percentage = 7.08

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 139,222

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 4=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 4th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Rico Oller (incumbent)

| votes = 103,688

| percentage = 61.66

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Mark A. Norberg

| votes = 57,492

| percentage = 34.19

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Robert L. "Bob" Mulvany

| votes = 6,980

| percentage = 4.15

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 14,359

| percentage = 7.87

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 182,519

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 5=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 5th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Dave Cox

| votes = 74,497

| percentage = 57.24

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Linda Davis

| votes = 51,150

| percentage = 39.30

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Eugene Frazier

| votes = 4,496

| percentage = 3.45

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 11,223

| percentage = 7.94

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 141,366

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 6=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 6th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Kerry Mazzoni (incumbent)

| votes = 99,887

| percentage = 67.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Russ Weiner

| votes = 45,237

| percentage = 30.49

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Peace and Freedom Party

| candidate = Coleman C. Persily

| votes = 3,221

| percentage = 2.17

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 10,763

| percentage = 6.76

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 159,108

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 7=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 7th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Pat Wiggins

| votes = 80,178

| percentage = 62.13

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Bob Sanchez

| votes = 43,398

| percentage = 33.63

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Mike Rodrigues

| votes = 3,694

| percentage = 2.86

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Peace and Freedom Party

| candidate = Irv Sutley

| votes = 1,773

| percentage = 1.37

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 8,532

| percentage = 6.20

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 137,575

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 8=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 8th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Helen M. Thomson (incumbent)

| votes = 73,315

| percentage = 64.19

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Toni Thompson

| votes = 40,904

| percentage = 35.81

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 10,333

| percentage = 8.30

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 124,552

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 9=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 9th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Darrell Steinberg

| votes = 66,867

| percentage = 72.32

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Mike Dismukes

| votes = 25,591

| percentage = 27.68

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 11,989

| percentage = 11.48

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 104,447

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 10=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 10th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Anthony Pescetti

| votes = 67,535

| percentage = 48.68

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Debra Gravert

| votes = 67,249

| percentage = 48.47

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Tom Kohlhepp

| votes = 3,960

| percentage = 2.85

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 11,992

| percentage = 7.96

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 150,736

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 11=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 11th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Tom Torlakson (incumbent)

| votes = 80,323

| percentage = 69.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Allen D. Payton

| votes = 36,046

| percentage = 30.98

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 8,427

| percentage = 6.75

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 124,796

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 12=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 12th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Kevin Shelley (incumbent)

| votes = 80,962

| percentage = 80.50

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Howard Epstein

| votes = 19,615

| percentage = 19.50

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 23,956

| percentage = 19.24

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 124,533

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 13=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 13th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Carole Migden (incumbent)

| votes = 95,218

| percentage = 84.80

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Randy Bernard

| votes = 17,073

| percentage = 15.20

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 19,483

| percentage = 14.79

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 131,774

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 14=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 14th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Dion Aroner (incumbent)

| votes = 103,726

| percentage = 87.16

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Jerald Udinsky

| votes = 15,287

| percentage = 12.84

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 13,875

| percentage = 10.44

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 132,888

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 15=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 15th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Lynne C. Leach (incumbent)

| votes = 94,589

| percentage = 59.36

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Charles W. Brydon

| votes = 60,662

| percentage = 38.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = R. Duncan Wheat

| votes = 4,110

| percentage = 2.58

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 14,324

| percentage = 8.25

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 173,685

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 16=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 16th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Don Perata (incumbent)

| votes = 71,548

| percentage = 80.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Linda Marchall

| votes = 17,517

| percentage = 19.67

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 12,931

| percentage = 12.68

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 101,996

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 17=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 17th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Michael Machado (incumbent)

| votes = 61,556

| percentage = 68.89

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Jay Smart

| votes = 27,794

| percentage = 31.11

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,485

| percentage = 7.73

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 96,835

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 18=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 18th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Ellen M. Corbett

| votes = 63,491

| percentage = 65.76

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Carol Nowicki

| votes = 33,060

| percentage = 34.24

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 10,400

| percentage = 9.72

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 106,951

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 19=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 19th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Lou Papan (incumbent)

| votes = 75,980

| percentage = 71.26

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Penny Ferguson

| votes = 26,335

| percentage = 24.80

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Steve Marsland

| votes = 4,203

| percentage = 3.94

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 8,085

| percentage = 7.05

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 114,603

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 20=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 20th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = John A. Dutra

| votes = 52,132

| percentage = 57.69

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Jonelle Joan Zager

| votes = 38,239

| percentage = 42.31

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 10,068

| percentage = 10.02

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 100,439

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 21=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 21st State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Ted Lempert (incumbent)

| votes = 89,221

| percentage = 70.08

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Laverne F. Atherly

| votes = 35,053

| percentage = 27.53

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = Marilyn M. Bryant

| votes = 3,036

| percentage = 2.38

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 10,995

| percentage = 7.95

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 138,305

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 22=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 22nd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Elaine Alquist (incumbent)

| votes = 61,980

| percentage = 63.80

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Stan Kawczynski

| votes = 30,186

| percentage = 31.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Raul Rako

| votes = 3,562

| percentage = 3.67

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = Rick Dunstan

| votes = 1,414

| percentage = 1.46

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 11,575

| percentage = 10.65

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 108,717

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 23=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 23rd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Mike Honda (incumbent)

| votes = 45,340

| percentage = 75.77

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Patrick Du Long

| votes = 14,498

| percentage = 24.23

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 6,125

| percentage = 9.29

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 65,963

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 24=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 24th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Jim Cunneen (incumbent)

| votes = 69,371

| percentage = 57.26

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Phil Stokes

| votes = 47,140

| percentage = 38.91

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = H. Raymond Strong

| votes = 4,635

| percentage = 3.83

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 13,690

| percentage = 10.15

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 134,836

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 25=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 25th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = George House (incumbent)

| votes = 75,775

| percentage = 61.86

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Wesley Firch

| votes = 42,935

| percentage = 35.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Jonathan Zwickel

| votes = 2,013

| percentage = 1.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Reform Party (United States)

| candidate = Leonard M. Surratt

| votes = 1,768

| percentage = 1.44

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 8,360

| percentage = 6.39

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 130,851

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 26=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 26th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Dennis Cardoza (incumbent)

| votes = 53,059

| percentage = 64.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Patty Hollingsworth

| votes = 27,848

| percentage = 33.63

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = David Eaton

| votes = 1,128

| percentage = 1.36

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = American Independent Party

| candidate = Carl Towe

| votes = 776

| percentage = 0.94

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 3,285

| percentage = 3.82

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 86,096

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 27=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 27th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Fred Keeley (incumbent)

| votes = 81,234

| percentage = 65.34

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Phil H. Chavez

| votes = 38,063

| percentage = 30.62

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Dirk Walker Deardorff

| votes = 5,021

| percentage = 4.04

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 8,797

| percentage = 6.61

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 133,115

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 28=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 28th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Peter Frusetta (incumbent)

| votes = 47,735

| percentage = 51.63

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Alan D. Styles

| votes = 40,652

| percentage = 43.97

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Kate Woods

| votes = 4,063

| percentage = 4.39

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 6,590

| percentage = 6.65

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 99,030

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 29=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 29th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Mike Briggs

| votes = 83,080

| percentage = 91.22

}}

{{Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change

| candidate = Bill Maze (write-in)

| votes = 8,000

| percentage = 8.78

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 39,644

| percentage = 30.33

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 130,724

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 30=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 30th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Dean Florez

| votes = 37,058

| percentage = 54.36

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Robert M. Prenter, Jr. (incumbent)

| votes = 31,116

| percentage = 45.64

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 4,707

| percentage = 6.46

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 72,881

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

| loser = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 31=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 31st State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Sarah L. Reyes

| votes = 36,553

| percentage = 58.98

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = David Jackson

| votes = 25,426

| percentage = 41.02

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 3,199

| percentage = 4.91

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 65,178

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 32=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 32nd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Roy Ashburn (incumbent)

| votes = 73,285

| percentage = 70.93

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Robert "Bob" Tucker

| votes = 30,029

| percentage = 29.07

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,828

| percentage = 7.04

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 111,142

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 33=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 33rd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Abel Maldonado

| votes = 76,596

| percentage = 60.34

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Betty Sanders

| votes = 47,485

| percentage = 37.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = David L. Bersohn

| votes = 2,868

| percentage = 2.26

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 5,189

| percentage = 3.93

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 132,138

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 34=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 34th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Keith Olberg (incumbent)

| votes = 60,374

| percentage = 64.13

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Steve A. Figueroa

| votes = 30,444

| percentage = 32.34

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Jeffrey Lang

| votes = 3,319

| percentage = 3.53

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,237

| percentage = 7.14

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 101,374

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 35=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 35th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Hannah-Beth Jackson

| votes = 67,224

| percentage = 53.03

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Christopher Mitchum

| votes = 56,382

| percentage = 44.48

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = Eric Dahl

| votes = 3,151

| percentage = 2.49

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,602

| percentage = 5.66

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 135,359

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

| loser = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 36=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 36th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = George C. Runner (incumbent)

| votes = 64,221

| percentage = 62.90

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Paula L. Calderon

| votes = 34,697

| percentage = 33.98

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Gregory James Bashem

| votes = 3,190

| percentage = 3.12

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,541

| percentage = 6.88

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 109,649

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 37=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 37th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Tony Strickland

| votes = 49,853

| percentage = 48.88

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Rosalind Ann McGrath

| votes = 48,553

| percentage = 47.60

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Reform Party (United States)

| candidate = Michael Farris

| votes = 3,593

| percentage = 3.52

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 8,092

| percentage = 7.35

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 110,091

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 38=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 38th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Tom McClintock (incumbent)

| votes = 78,417

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 39,758

| percentage = 33.64

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 118,175

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 39=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 39th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Tony Cardenas (incumbent)

| votes = 41,841

| percentage = 86.69

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Christopher "Kit" Maira

| votes = 6,423

| percentage = 13.31

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 6,102

| percentage = 11.22

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 54,366

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 40=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 40th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Bob Hertzberg (incumbent)

| votes = 51,145

| percentage = 68.75

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Eunice Deleuw

| votes = 18,998

| percentage = 25.54

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Kelley L. Ross

| votes = 4,245

| percentage = 5.71

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,469

| percentage = 9.12

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 81,857

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 41=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 41st State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Sheila Kuehl (incumbent)

| votes = 82,302

| percentage = 62.73

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = K. Paul Jhin

| votes = 45,414

| percentage = 34.62

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Peace and Freedom Party

| candidate = John Honigsfeld

| votes = 3,479

| percentage = 2.65

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 12,570

| percentage = 8.74

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 143,765

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 42=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 42nd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Wally Knox (incumbent)

| votes = 81,130

| percentage = 74.01

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Kevin B. Davis

| votes = 24,140

| percentage = 22.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Peace and Freedom Party

| candidate = Nancy Lawrence

| votes = 4,353

| percentage = 3.97

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 11,515

| percentage = 9.51

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 121,138

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 43=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 43rd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Scott Wildman (incumbent)

| votes = 55,256

| percentage = 65.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Peter R. Repovich

| votes = 26,749

| percentage = 31.48

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Daniel White

| votes = 1,793

| percentage = 2.11

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Reform Party (United States)

| candidate = Marie Buren

| votes = 1,160

| percentage = 1.37

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 6,712

| percentage = 7.32

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 91,670

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 44=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 44th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Jack Scott (incumbent)

| votes = 65,652

| percentage = 56.49

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Ken La Corte

| votes = 46,652

| percentage = 40.14

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Ken Saurenman

| votes = 1,757

| percentage = 1.51

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Green Party of California

| candidate = Shawn Waddell

| votes = 1,474

| percentage = 1.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Reform Party (United States)

| candidate = Philip Corvalan

| votes = 689

| percentage = 0.59

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 8,439

| percentage = 6.77

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 124,663

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 45=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 45th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Antonio Villaraigosa (incumbent)

| votes = 40,001

| percentage = 82.19

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Kitty Hedrick

| votes = 8,666

| percentage = 17.81

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 5,402

| percentage = 9.99

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 54,069

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 46=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 46th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent)

| votes = 21,654

| percentage = 80.83

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Andrew Kim

| votes = 5,137

| percentage = 19.17

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 3,423

| percentage = 11.33

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,214

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 47=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 47th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Herb Wesson

| votes = 80,222

| percentage = 84.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Jonathan Leonard

| votes = 12,666

| percentage = 13.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Eric Michael Fine

| votes = 2,596

| percentage = 2.72

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 9,848

| percentage = 9.35

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 105,332

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 48=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 48th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Roderick "Rod" Wright (incumbent)

| votes = 43,736

| percentage = 94.69

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Ernest Woods

| votes = 2,455

| percentage = 5.31

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 4,937

| percentage = 9.66

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 51,128

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 49=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 49th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Gloria Romero

| votes = 43,800

| percentage = 71.22

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Jay T. Imperial

| votes = 16,066

| percentage = 26.12

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Rachel Brown

| votes = 1,634

| percentage = 2.66

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,349

| percentage = 10.67

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 68,849

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 50=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 50th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Marco Antonio Firebaugh

| votes = 30,592

| percentage = 84.73

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Gladys O. Miller

| votes = 5,514

| percentage = 15.27

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 3,795

| percentage = 9.51

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 39,901

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 51=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 51st State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Edward Vincent (incumbent)

| votes = 52,951

| percentage = 76.99

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Robert Acherman

| votes = 13,202

| percentage = 19.20

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Green Party of California

| candidate = Rex Frankel

| votes = 2,619

| percentage = 3.81

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,186

| percentage = 9.46

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 75,958

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 52=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 52nd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Carl Washington (incumbent)

| votes = 45,742

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 12,125

| percentage = 20.95

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 57,867

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 53=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 53rd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = George Nakano

| votes = 75,159

| percentage = 60.59

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Bill Eggers

| votes = 48,880

| percentage = 39.41

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 9,507

| percentage = 7.12

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 133,546

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 54=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 54th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Alan Lowenthal

| votes = 54,330

| percentage = 49.57

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Julie Alban

| votes = 51,291

| percentage = 46.80

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Al Carlan

| votes = 2,073

| percentage = 1.89

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = American Independent Party

| candidate = George P. "Phil" Drake

| votes = 1,902

| percentage = 1.74

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 6,965

| percentage = 5.98

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 118,561

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

| loser = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 55=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 55th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Richard E. "Dick" Floyd

| votes = 44,407

| percentage = 76.58

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Ervin "Don" Eslinger

| votes = 11,434

| percentage = 19.72

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Guy Wilson

| votes = 2,149

| percentage = 3.71

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 5,356

| percentage = 8.46

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 63,346

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 56=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 56th State Assembly district election, 1998

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Sally Havice (incumbent)

| votes = 48,913

| percentage = 53.00

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Phil Hawkins

| votes = 40,972

| percentage = 44.39

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Bruce J. McKenzie

| votes = 2,409

| percentage = 2.61

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 6,210

| percentage = 6.30

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 98,504

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 57=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 57th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Martin Gallegos (incumbent)

| votes = 40,578

| percentage = 72.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Henry E. Gonzales

| votes = 15,722

| percentage = 27.93

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 6,007

| percentage = 9.64

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 62,307

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 58=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 58th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Thomas M. Calderon

| votes = 52,311

| percentage = 72.21

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Albert J. Nunez

| votes = 20,136

| percentage = 27.79

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,224

| percentage = 9.07

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 79,671

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 59=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 59th State Assembly district election, 1998

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Bob Margett (incumbent)

| votes = 58,339

| percentage = 54.73

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Christian P. Christiansen

| votes = 44,133

| percentage = 41.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = Louise M. Allison

| votes = 2,269

| percentage = 2.13

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Jerry Johnson

| votes = 1,855

| percentage = 1.74

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 9,144

| percentage = 7.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 115,740

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 60=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 60th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Robert Pacheco

| votes = 47,333

| percentage = 52.48

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Ben Wong

| votes = 40,678

| percentage = 45.10

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Leland Thomas Faegre

| votes = 2,175

| percentage = 2.41

}}

{{Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change

| candidate = Jeff Hays (write-in)

| votes = 0

| percentage = 0.00

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,937

| percentage = 8.09

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 98,123

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 61=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 61st State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Nell Soto

| votes = 37,382

| percentage = 56.21

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Bob Demallie

| votes = 29,127

| percentage = 43.79

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 6,621

| percentage = 9.05

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 113,130

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

| loser = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 62=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 62nd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = John Longville

| votes = 36,365

| percentage = 64.57

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Irma Escobar

| votes = 19,956

| percentage = 35.43

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 6,716

| percentage = 10.65

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 63,037

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 63=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 63rd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Bill Leonard

| votes = 67,563

| percentage = 71.73

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Maureen K. Lindberg

| votes = 26,622

| percentage = 28.27

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 18,076

| percentage = 16.10

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 112,261

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 64=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 64th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Rod Pacheco (incumbent)

| votes = 64,852

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 25,002

| percentage = 27.83

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 89,854

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 65=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 65th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Brett Granlund (incumbent)

| votes = 56,523

| percentage = 57.12

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Ray R. Quinto

| votes = 39,286

| percentage = 39.70

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = Joseph "Ray" Renteria

| votes = 3,144

| percentage = 3.18

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 7,419

| percentage = 6.97

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 106,372

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 66=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 66th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Bruce Thompson (incumbent)

| votes = 78,961

| percentage = 61.73

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Patsy Hockersmith

| votes = 48,949

| percentage = 38.27

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 12,248

| percentage = 8.74

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 140,158

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 67=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 67th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Scott Baugh (incumbent)

| votes = 66,570

| percentage = 57.53

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Marie H. Fennell

| votes = 43,372

| percentage = 37.48

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Autumn Browne

| votes = 5,772

| percentage = 4.99

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 13,198

| percentage = 10.24

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 128,912

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 68=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 68th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Ken Maddox

| votes = 41,326

| percentage = 53.68

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Mike Matsuda

| votes = 35,654

| percentage = 46.32

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 8,130

| percentage = 9.55

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 95,110

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 69=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 69th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Lou Correa

| votes = 23,664

| percentage = 54.72

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Jim Morrissey (incumbent)

| votes = 18,323

| percentage = 42.37

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Reform Party (United States)

| candidate = Al Snook

| votes = 639

| percentage = 1.48

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Bolynda Schultz

| votes = 620

| percentage = 1.43

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 2,507

| percentage = 5.48

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 45,753

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

| loser = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 70=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 70th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Marilyn C. Brewer (incumbent)

| votes = 84,433

| percentage = 77.42

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = Nat Adam

| votes = 24,627

| percentage = 22.58

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 20,730

| percentage = 15.97

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 129,790

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 71=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 71st State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = William J. Campbell (incumbent)

| votes = 89,193

| percentage = 69.14

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Martha Badger

| votes = 36,299

| percentage = 28.14

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = Brenda Jo Bryant

| votes = 3,517

| percentage = 2.73

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 12,483

| percentage = 8.82

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 141,492

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 72=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 72nd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Dick Ackerman (incumbent)

| votes = 71,148

| percentage = 67.46

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Frank Legas

| votes = 31,120

| percentage = 29.70

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Loren Meierding

| votes = 3,000

| percentage = 2.84

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 11,051

| percentage = 9.48

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 115,319

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 73=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 73rd State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Patricia Bates

| votes = 71,333

| percentage = 66.36

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Robert D. Wilberg

| votes = 31,220

| percentage = 29.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Donald D. Rollins

| votes = 3,512

| percentage = 3.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = Matteo Ornati

| votes = 1,432

| percentage = 1.33

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 13,216

| percentage = 10.95

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 120,713

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 74=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 74th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Howard Kaloogian (incumbent)

| votes = 66,049

| percentage = 56.95

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = William F. "Bill" Fitzgerald

| votes = 44,809

| percentage = 38.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = Barbara Bourdette

| votes = 2,707

| percentage = 2.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Thomas M. Hohman

| votes = 2,408

| percentage = 2.08

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 13,655

| percentage = 10.53

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 129,628

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 75=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 75th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Charlene Zettel

| votes = 79,365

| percentage = 64.31

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = David Debus

| votes = 34,407

| percentage = 27.88

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Donna Tello

| votes = 6,017

| percentage = 4.88

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = William S. Cowling III

| votes = 3,630

| percentage = 2.94

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 20,687

| percentage = 14.36

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 144,106

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 76=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 76th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Susan Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 70,244

| percentage = 65.32

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Duane A. Admire

| votes = 34,143

| percentage = 31.75

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Edward M. Teyssier

| votes = 3,159

| percentage = 2.94

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 12,342

| percentage = 10.29

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 119,888

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 77=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 77th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Steve Baldwin (incumbent)

| votes = 56,622

| percentage = 57.80

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Margaret "Marge" Carlson

| votes = 37,962

| percentage = 38.75

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Elizabeth Myers

| votes = 3,378

| percentage = 3.45

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 10,814

| percentage = 9.94

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 108,776

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 78=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 78th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Howard Wayne (incumbent)

| votes = 65,566

| percentage = 56.61

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Jean Roesch

| votes = 44,484

| percentage = 38.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = John Murphy

| votes = 3,551

| percentage = 3.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = Stuart Knoles

| votes = 2,228

| percentage = 1.92

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 14,010

| percentage = 10.79

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 129,839

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 79=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 79th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Denise Ducheny (incumbent)

| votes = 39,636

| percentage = 76.43

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Carl Hurum Kinz

| votes = 12,226

| percentage = 23.57

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 8,502

| percentage = 14.08

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 60,364

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 80=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = California's 80th State Assembly district election, 1998

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Jim Battin (incumbent)

| votes = 52,823

| percentage = 55.48

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Joey Acuna, Jr.

| votes = 38,892

| percentage = 40.84

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party of California

| candidate = Susan Marie Weber

| votes = 3,504

| percentage = 2.68

}}

{{Election box invalid no change

| votes = 5,826

| percentage = 5.77

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 101,045

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

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