1998 California State Treasurer election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1998 California State Treasurer election
| country = California
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1994 California State Treasurer election
| previous_year = 1994
| next_election = 2002 California State Treasurer election
| next_year = 2002
| election_date = November 3, 1998
| image1 = Image:Phil Angelides FCIC.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Phil Angelides
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 4,166,206
| percentage1 = 52.60%
| image2 = Image:Curt Pringle in 2002.jpg
| nominee2 = Curt Pringle
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 3,159,898
| percentage2 = 39.90%
| map_image = 1998 California State Treasurer election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Angelides: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Pringle: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}
| title = Treasurer
| before_election = Matt Fong
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Phil Angelides
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsCA}}
The 1998 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic nominee, Phil Angelides, handily defeated the Republican nominee, State Assemblyman Curt Pringle, for the office previously held by incumbent Matt Fong, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for Senate.
Primary results
Final results from Secretary of State of California.{{Cite web |url=http://primary98.ss.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf |title=CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 1998 Primary Election |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705083337/http://primary98.ss.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf |archive-date=2008-07-05 |url-status=dead }}
=Democratic=
== Candidates ==
Phil Angelides, Former Chairman of the California Democratic Party
Albert Robles
Mervin Evans{{Election box begin no party no change | title=California State Treasurer Democratic primary, 1998}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Phil Angelides
|votes = 1,374,917
|percentage = 53.10
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Albert Robles
|votes = 948,122
|percentage = 36.62
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Mervin Evans
|votes = 266,203
|percentage = 10.28
}}
{{Election box total no party no change|
|votes = 2,589,242
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Republican=
== Candidates ==
Curt Pringle, Assemblyman and Former Speaker of California State Assembly
Jan Goldsmith{{Election box begin no party no change | title=California State Treasurer Republican primary, 1998}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Curt Pringle
|votes = 1,506,892
|percentage = 62.20
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Jan Goldsmith
|votes = 915,787
|percentage = 37.80
}}
{{Election box total no party no change|
|votes = 2,422,679
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Others=
{{Election box begin no change | title=California State Treasurer primary, 1998 (Others)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party of California
|candidate = Jon Petersen
|votes = 128,124
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
|candidate = Jan B. Tucker
|votes = 98,891
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Natural Law Party (United States)
|candidate = Carlos Aguirre
|votes = 93,377
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Edmon V. Kaiser
|votes = 54,431
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.{{Cite web |url=http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV13-15.pdf# |title=CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1998 General Election |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325193543/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV13-15.pdf# |archive-date=2009-03-25 |url-status=dead }}
{{Election box begin no change| title=1998 Secretary of State election, California}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Phil Angelides
|votes = 4,166,206
|percentage = 52.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = California Republican Party
|candidate = Curt Pringle
|votes = 3,159,898
|percentage = 39.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party of California
|candidate = John Petersen
|votes = 183,436
|percentage = 2.32
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Natural Law Party (United States)
|candidate = Carlos Aguirre
|votes = 172,844
|percentage = 2.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
|candidate = Jan B. Tucker
|votes = 146,226
|percentage = 1.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Edmon V. Kaiser
|votes = 91,801
|percentage = 1.16
}}
{{Election box invalid no change|
|votes = 427,354
|percentage = 4.96
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 7,920,411
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage = 41.32
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = California Democratic Party
|loser = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Results by county=
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1998_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| width="77%" class="wikitable sortable"
! width="11%" | County ! width="6%" | Angelides ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Pringle ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Petersen ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Aguirre ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Others ! width="6%" | Votes |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Francisco
|align="center"|72.39% |align="center"|154,351 |align="center"|19.00% |align="center"|40,507 |align="center"|2.48% |align="center"|5,281 |align="center"|2.17% |align="center"|4,617 |align="center"|3.96% |align="center"|8,451 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Alameda
|align="center"|67.81% |align="center"|243,238 |align="center"|24.37% |align="center"|87,393 |align="center"|2.13% |align="center"|7,654 |align="center"|1.87% |align="center"|6,710 |align="center"|3.81% |align="center"|13,684 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Marin
|align="center"|61.26% |align="center"|58,145 |align="center"|32.28% |align="center"|30,643 |align="center"|2.56% |align="center"|2,428 |align="center"|1.21% |align="center"|1,151 |align="center"|2.69% |align="center"|2,555 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Los Angeles
|align="center"|60.84% |align="center"|1,140,657 |align="center"|32.35% |align="center"|606,568 |align="center"|1.92% |align="center"|36,009 |align="center"|2.45% |align="center"|45,852 |align="center"|2.45% |align="center"|45,907 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Mateo
|align="center"|60.53% |align="center"|116,819 |align="center"|32.38% |align="center"|62,478 |align="center"|2.31% |align="center"|4,467 |align="center"|1.89% |align="center"|3,645 |align="center"|2.89% |align="center"|5,571 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Cruz
|align="center"|60.41% |align="center"|48,443 |align="center"|28.50% |align="center"|22,860 |align="center"|3.95% |align="center"|3,170 |align="center"|2.14% |align="center"|1,720 |align="center"|5.00% |align="center"|4,004 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Yolo
|align="center"|59.45% |align="center"|28,990 |align="center"|33.73% |align="center"|16,449 |align="center"|2.14% |align="center"|1,044 |align="center"|1.91% |align="center"|929 |align="center"|2.77% |align="center"|1,349 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sonoma
|align="center"|58.97% |align="center"|88,758 |align="center"|31.83% |align="center"|47,911 |align="center"|2.93% |align="center"|4,414 |align="center"|1.74% |align="center"|2,615 |align="center"|4.52% |align="center"|6,804 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Solano
|align="center"|58.68% |align="center"|57,230 |align="center"|34.51% |align="center"|33,657 |align="center"|2.01% |align="center"|1,960 |align="center"|1.78% |align="center"|1,740 |align="center"|3.01% |align="center"|2,940 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Clara
|align="center"|57.79% |align="center"|226,786 |align="center"|34.49% |align="center"|135,351 |align="center"|3.01% |align="center"|11,809 |align="center"|1.93% |align="center"|7,577 |align="center"|2.78% |align="center"|10,925 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Contra Costa
|align="center"|56.16% |align="center"|157,804 |align="center"|36.91% |align="center"|103,733 |align="center"|2.40% |align="center"|6,740 |align="center"|1.69% |align="center"|4,763 |align="center"|2.84% |align="center"|7,973 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lake
|align="center"|55.37% |align="center"|9,992 |align="center"|36.95% |align="center"|6,668 |align="center"|2.45% |align="center"|442 |align="center"|1.40% |align="center"|253 |align="center"|3.82% |align="center"|690 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mendocino
|align="center"|54.39% |align="center"|14,701 |align="center"|32.88% |align="center"|8,888 |align="center"|3.84% |align="center"|1,039 |align="center"|1.93% |align="center"|523 |align="center"|6.95% |align="center"|1,880 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sacramento
|align="center"|53.47% |align="center"|186,404 |align="center"|40.13% |align="center"|139,903 |align="center"|2.00% |align="center"|6,983 |align="center"|1.61% |align="center"|5,620 |align="center"|2.78% |align="center"|9,691 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Monterey
|align="center"|53.01% |align="center"|46,022 |align="center"|38.74% |align="center"|33,631 |align="center"|2.52% |align="center"|2,191 |align="center"|2.62% |align="center"|2,277 |align="center"|3.11% |align="center"|2,701 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Napa
|align="center"|52.95% |align="center"|21,499 |align="center"|39.50% |align="center"|16,037 |align="center"|2.30% |align="center"|935 |align="center"|1.79% |align="center"|727 |align="center"|3.47% |align="center"|1,407 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Merced
|align="center"|50.97% |align="center"|19,464 |align="center"|41.69% |align="center"|15,920 |align="center"|1.59% |align="center"|609 |align="center"|2.96% |align="center"|1,130 |align="center"|2.78% |align="center"|1,061 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Humboldt
|align="center"|50.46% |align="center"|21,942 |align="center"|37.01% |align="center"|16,095 |align="center"|4.11% |align="center"|1,785 |align="center"|1.73% |align="center"|754 |align="center"|6.69% |align="center"|2,907 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Benito
|align="center"|49.63% |align="center"|6,160 |align="center"|40.60% |align="center"|5,039 |align="center"|2.88% |align="center"|358 |align="center"|3.63% |align="center"|451 |align="center"|3.26% |align="center"|404 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Stanislaus
|align="center"|49.38% |align="center"|47,815 |align="center"|44.31% |align="center"|42,908 |align="center"|1.79% |align="center"|1,733 |align="center"|1.89% |align="center"|1,832 |align="center"|2.63% |align="center"|2,544 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Del Norte
|align="center"|47.96% |align="center"|3,396 |align="center"|42.73% |align="center"|3,026 |align="center"|2.63% |align="center"|186 |align="center"|1.64% |align="center"|116 |align="center"|5.04% |align="center"|357 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Joaquin
|align="center"|47.83% |align="center"|57,052 |align="center"|45.00% |align="center"|53,674 |align="center"|1.86% |align="center"|2,213 |align="center"|2.25% |align="center"|2,680 |align="center"|3.07% |align="center"|3,655 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Bernardino
|align="center"|47.11% |align="center"|149,773 |align="center"|44.58% |align="center"|141,718 |align="center"|2.08% |align="center"|6,603 |align="center"|2.89% |align="center"|9,192 |align="center"|3.35% |align="center"|10,632 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Imperial
|align="center"|46.88% |align="center"|10,583 |align="center"|39.41% |align="center"|8,897 |align="center"|1.25% |align="center"|283 |align="center"|8.64% |align="center"|1,951 |align="center"|3.82% |align="center"|861 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Barbara
|align="center"|46.48% |align="center"|54,087 |align="center"|45.83% |align="center"|53,337 |align="center"|2.34% |align="center"|2,721 |align="center"|2.34% |align="center"|2,728 |align="center"|3.00% |align="center"|3,498 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tuolumne
|align="center"|46.11% |align="center"|8,964 |align="center"|47.26% |align="center"|9,188 |align="center"|2.26% |align="center"|439 |align="center"|1.17% |align="center"|228 |align="center"|3.19% |align="center"|621 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ventura
|align="center"|45.75% |align="center"|89,840 |align="center"|46.21% |align="center"|90,737 |align="center"|2.33% |align="center"|4,579 |align="center"|2.83% |align="center"|5,554 |align="center"|2.88% |align="center"|5,669 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Fresno
|align="center"|45.55% |align="center"|73,618 |align="center"|46.51% |align="center"|75,166 |align="center"|2.25% |align="center"|3,630 |align="center"|2.79% |align="center"|4,504 |align="center"|2.91% |align="center"|4,708 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Alpine
|align="center"|44.63% |align="center"|237 |align="center"|46.14% |align="center"|245 |align="center"|2.82% |align="center"|15 |align="center"|2.07% |align="center"|11 |align="center"|4.33% |align="center"|23 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Diego
|align="center"|44.62% |align="center"|306,636 |align="center"|47.47% |align="center"|326,178 |align="center"|2.65% |align="center"|18,182 |align="center"|2.24% |align="center"|15,370 |align="center"|3.03% |align="center"|20,796 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kings
|align="center"|44.60% |align="center"|9,683 |align="center"|47.28% |align="center"|10,264 |align="center"|1.75% |align="center"|381 |align="center"|2.75% |align="center"|597 |align="center"|3.61% |align="center"|785 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Riverside
|align="center"|44.00% |align="center"|142,273 |align="center"|48.19% |align="center"|155,802 |align="center"|2.00% |align="center"|6,472 |align="center"|2.55% |align="center"|8,251 |align="center"|3.26% |align="center"|10,536 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Trinity
|align="center"|43.99% |align="center"|2,097 |align="center"|43.93% |align="center"|2,094 |align="center"|4.32% |align="center"|206 |align="center"|1.57% |align="center"|75 |align="center"|6.19% |align="center"|295 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Amador
|align="center"|43.56% |align="center"|5,615 |align="center"|50.18% |align="center"|6,469 |align="center"|2.61% |align="center"|336 |align="center"|1.03% |align="center"|133 |align="center"|2.62% |align="center"|338 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Siskiyou
|align="center"|43.05% |align="center"|6,806 |align="center"|49.34% |align="center"|7,800 |align="center"|3.20% |align="center"|506 |align="center"|1.30% |align="center"|205 |align="center"|3.10% |align="center"|491 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tehama
|align="center"|42.46% |align="center"|7,552 |align="center"|49.05% |align="center"|8,724 |align="center"|2.74% |align="center"|488 |align="center"|1.57% |align="center"|280 |align="center"|4.17% |align="center"|743 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Yuba
|align="center"|42.26% |align="center"|5,486 |align="center"|49.02% |align="center"|6,363 |align="center"|2.39% |align="center"|310 |align="center"|2.30% |align="center"|299 |align="center"|4.02% |align="center"|523 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Butte
|align="center"|42.11% |align="center"|26,399 |align="center"|49.70% |align="center"|31,160 |align="center"|2.54% |align="center"|1,595 |align="center"|1.80% |align="center"|1,129 |align="center"|3.84% |align="center"|2,409 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Plumas
|align="center"|41.94% |align="center"|3,417 |align="center"|51.33% |align="center"|4,182 |align="center"|2.72% |align="center"|222 |align="center"|1.15% |align="center"|94 |align="center"|2.85% |align="center"|232 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Luis Obispo
|align="center"|41.56% |align="center"|34,000 |align="center"|51.42% |align="center"|42,068 |align="center"|2.47% |align="center"|2,018 |align="center"|1.62% |align="center"|1,323 |align="center"|2.94% |align="center"|2,401 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Nevada
|align="center"|41.23% |align="center"|15,396 |align="center"|51.41% |align="center"|19,198 |align="center"|2.94% |align="center"|1,097 |align="center"|1.23% |align="center"|459 |align="center"|3.20% |align="center"|1,196 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tulare
|align="center"|40.89% |align="center"|28,995 |align="center"|51.60% |align="center"|36,583 |align="center"|2.02% |align="center"|1,435 |align="center"|2.61% |align="center"|1,853 |align="center"|2.87% |align="center"|2,037 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Calaveras
|align="center"|40.73% |align="center"|6,346 |align="center"|50.39% |align="center"|7,852 |align="center"|4.76% |align="center"|741 |align="center"|1.35% |align="center"|210 |align="center"|2.78% |align="center"|433 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mariposa
|align="center"|40.67% |align="center"|2,776 |align="center"|50.38% |align="center"|3,439 |align="center"|3.19% |align="center"|218 |align="center"|1.29% |align="center"|88 |align="center"|4.46% |align="center"|305 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Colusa
|align="center"|40.62% |align="center"|1,904 |align="center"|53.45% |align="center"|2,505 |align="center"|2.09% |align="center"|98 |align="center"|1.43% |align="center"|67 |align="center"|2.41% |align="center"|113 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kern
|align="center"|39.88% |align="center"|53,920 |align="center"|51.83% |align="center"|70,067 |align="center"|2.13% |align="center"|2,883 |align="center"|2.89% |align="center"|3,903 |align="center"|3.27% |align="center"|4,418 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Placer
|align="center"|39.76% |align="center"|33,577 |align="center"|54.02% |align="center"|45,616 |align="center"|2.56% |align="center"|2,161 |align="center"|1.14% |align="center"|966 |align="center"|2.52% |align="center"|2,128 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|El Dorado
|align="center"|39.74% |align="center"|22,119 |align="center"|53.86% |align="center"|29,977 |align="center"|2.73% |align="center"|1,522 |align="center"|1.00% |align="center"|557 |align="center"|2.66% |align="center"|1,479 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mono
|align="center"|39.57% |align="center"|1,297 |align="center"|52.78% |align="center"|1,730 |align="center"|3.57% |align="center"|117 |align="center"|0.92% |align="center"|30 |align="center"|3.17% |align="center"|104 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Shasta
|align="center"|39.48% |align="center"|20,217 |align="center"|52.47% |align="center"|26,871 |align="center"|3.08% |align="center"|1,578 |align="center"|1.37% |align="center"|701 |align="center"|3.61% |align="center"|1,846 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Madera
|align="center"|39.18% |align="center"|9,929 |align="center"|52.87% |align="center"|13,398 |align="center"|2.30% |align="center"|584 |align="center"|2.49% |align="center"|632 |align="center"|3.15% |align="center"|798 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Glenn
|align="center"|38.40% |align="center"|2,765 |align="center"|54.51% |align="center"|3,925 |align="center"|2.01% |align="center"|145 |align="center"|1.72% |align="center"|124 |align="center"|3.36% |align="center"|242 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Orange
|align="center"|38.40% |align="center"|259,013 |align="center"|54.34% |align="center"|366,541 |align="center"|2.59% |align="center"|17,504 |align="center"|1.92% |align="center"|12,923 |align="center"|2.76% |align="center"|18,609 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Lassen
|align="center"|37.96% |align="center"|3,021 |align="center"|53.27% |align="center"|4,239 |align="center"|2.59% |align="center"|206 |align="center"|1.88% |align="center"|150 |align="center"|4.30% |align="center"|342 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sutter
|align="center"|37.94% |align="center"|8,044 |align="center"|55.94% |align="center"|11,860 |align="center"|1.88% |align="center"|399 |align="center"|1.78% |align="center"|378 |align="center"|2.45% |align="center"|519 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sierra
|align="center"|37.25% |align="center"|618 |align="center"|51.05% |align="center"|847 |align="center"|4.88% |align="center"|81 |align="center"|2.17% |align="center"|36 |align="center"|4.64% |align="center"|77 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Inyo
|align="center"|36.70% |align="center"|2,376 |align="center"|56.10% |align="center"|3,632 |align="center"|2.22% |align="center"|144 |align="center"|1.37% |align="center"|89 |align="center"|3.60% |align="center"|233 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Modoc
|align="center"|34.78% |align="center"|1,159 |align="center"|56.63% |align="center"|1,887 |align="center"|2.61% |align="center"|87 |align="center"|2.16% |align="center"|72 |align="center"|3.81% |align="center"|127 |
See also
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