1998 United States Senate election in California
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1998 United States Senate election in California
| country = California
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1992 United States Senate election in California
| previous_year = 1992
| next_election = 2004 United States Senate election in California
| next_year = 2004
| election_date = November 3, 1998
| image1 = Barbara Boxer Hshot (cropped).jpg
| nominee1 = Barbara Boxer
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 4,411,705
| percentage1 = 53.06%
| image2 = Mattfong.jpg
| nominee2 = Matt Fong
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 3,576,351
| percentage2 = 43.01%
| map_image = 1998 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Boxer: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70–80%}}
Fong: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Barbara Boxer
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Barbara Boxer
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsCA}}
The 1998 United States Senate election in California was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Matt Fong.
Democratic primary
= Candidates =
- Barbara Boxer, incumbent U.S. Senator
- John Pinkerton
= Results =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1998 California Democratic primary{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Barbara Boxer (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| votes = 2,574,264
| percentage = 92.15%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = John Pinkerton
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| votes = 219,250
| percentage = 7.85%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,793,514
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
= Candidates =
- John M. Brown, businessman
- Linh Dao, activist
- Matt Fong, State Treasurer
- Darrell Issa, businessman and activist
- Mark Raus, pharmacist
- Frank Riggs, U.S. Representative from Windsor
= Results =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1998 California Republican primary{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Matt Fong
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 1,292,662
| percentage = 45.28%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Darrell Issa
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 1,142,567
| percentage = 40.02%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Frank Riggs
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 295,886
| percentage = 10.36%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = John M. Brown
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 48,941
| percentage = 1.71%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mark Raus
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 45,480
| percentage = 1.59%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Linh Dao
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 29,241
| percentage = 1.02%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,854,777
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Other primaries
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1998 United States Senate primary, California (Others)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (California)
| candidate = Ted Brown
| votes = 67,408
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
| candidate = Ophie C. Beltran
| votes = 52,306
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Reform Party (United States)
| candidate = Timothy R. Erich
| votes = 45,601
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = American Independent Party
| candidate = Joseph Perrin, Sr.
| votes = 24,026
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Natural Law Party
| candidate = Brian M. Rees
| votes = 23,945
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
= Candidates =
- Ophie C. Beltran (Peace & Freedom)
- Barbara Boxer, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
- Ted Brown, perennial candidate (Libertarian)
- Timothy R. Erich (Reform)
- Matt Fong, State Treasurer (Republican)
- Joseph Perrin Sr. (American Independent)
- Brian M. Rees (Natural Law)
= Results =
Although the race was predicted to be fairly close, Boxer still defeated Fong by a ten-point margin. As expected, Boxer did very well in Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area.
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1998 United States Senate election, California{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998/98Stat.htm| title=STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 3, 1998 |website=Clerk.House.gov |access-date=August 7, 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Barbara Boxer (Incumbent)
| votes = 4,410,056
| percentage = 53.06%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Matt Fong
| votes = 3,575,078
| percentage = 43.01%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Ted Brown
| votes = 93,926
| percentage = 1.13%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Reform Party (United States)
| candidate = Timothy R. Erich
| votes = 82,918
| percentage = 1.00%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = American Independent Party
| candidate = Joseph Perrin, Sr.
| votes = 54,699
| percentage = 0.66%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
| candidate = Ophie C. Beltran
| votes = 48,685
| percentage = 0.56%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Natural Law Party
| candidate = Brian M. Rees
| votes = 46,543
| percentage = 0.59%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 8,311,905
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Results by county =
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.{{Cite web |url=http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV25-27.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325193947/http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV25-27.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-25 |url-status=dead }}
{{align|right|{{Switcher
|300px|Shift by county
|300px|Trend by county
{{collapsible list | title = Legend
|{{legend|#d40000|Republican — >15%}}
|{{legend|#ff0000|Republican — +12.5−15%}}
|{{legend|#ff2a2a|Republican — +10−12.5%}}
|{{legend|#ff5555|Republican — +7.5−10%}}
|{{legend|#ff8080|Republican — +5−7.5%}}
|{{legend|#ffaaaa|Republican — +2.5−5%}}
|{{legend|#ffd5d5|Republican — +0−2.5%}}
|{{legend|#d5f6ff|Democratic — +0−2.5%}}
|{{legend|#aaeeff|Democratic — +2.5−5%}}
|{{legend|#77e3ff|Democratic — +5−7.5%}}
|{{legend|#4bdbff|Democratic — +7.5-10%}}
|{{legend|#09ceff|Democratic — +10−12.5%}}
|{{legend|#00bdec|Democratic — +12.5−15%}}
|{{legend|#00a1c8|Democratic — >15%}}}}}}}}
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| bgcolor=lightgrey
! width="11%" | County ! width="6%" | Boxer ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Fong ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Others ! width="6%" | Votes |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | San Francisco
| align=center | 75.23% | align=center | 179,889 | align=center | 21.93% | align=center | 52,443 | align=center | 2.83% | align=center | 6,777 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Alameda
| align=center | 69.62% | align=center | 266,329 | align=center | 27.37% | align=center | 104,699 | align=center | 3.00% | align=center | 11,520 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Marin
| align=center | 65.41% | align=center | 66,160 | align=center | 31.76% | align=center | 32,118 | align=center | 2.83% | align=center | 2,861 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | San Mateo
| align=center | 63.14% | align=center | 130,064 | align=center | 33.87% | align=center | 69,776 | align=center | 2.98% | align=center | 6,146 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Santa Cruz
| align=center | 62.75% | align=center | 53,363 | align=center | 32.09% | align=center | 27,293 | align=center | 5.16% | align=center | 4,391 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Sonoma
| align=center | 61.14% | align=center | 96,170 | align=center | 34.14% | align=center | 53,695 | align=center | 4.72% | align=center | 7,424 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Los Angeles
| align=center | 60.84% | align=center | 1,198,403 | align=center | 35.78% | align=center | 704,782 | align=center | 3.37% | align=center | 66,603 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Yolo
| align=center | 58.12% | align=center | 28,491 | align=center | 38.10% | align=center | 18,680 | align=center | 3.78% | align=center | 1,852 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Santa Clara
| align=center | 57.81% | align=center | 242,600 | align=center | 38.21% | align=center | 160,350 | align=center | 3.99% | align=center | 16,733 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Mendocino
| align=center | 57.73% | align=center | 16,346 | align=center | 35.84% | align=center | 10,147 | align=center | 6.44% | align=center | 1,822 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Contra Costa
| align=center | 57.52% | align=center | 172,595 | align=center | 39.30% | align=center | 117,922 | align=center | 3.18% | align=center | 9,519 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Solano
| align=center | 56.29% | align=center | 56,772 | align=center | 39.71% | align=center | 40,051 | align=center | 3.98% | align=center | 4,027 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Lake
| align=center | 54.84% | align=center | 10,104 | align=center | 40.19% | align=center | 7,406 | align=center | 4.97% | align=center | 916 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Napa
| align=center | 54.48% | align=center | 22,654 | align=center | 41.01% | align=center | 17,052 | align=center | 4.50% | align=center | 1,874 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Monterey
| align=center | 53.17% | align=center | 46,651 | align=center | 42.63% | align=center | 37,399 | align=center | 4.19% | align=center | 3,688 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Imperial
| align=center | 51.45% | align=center | 11,597 | align=center | 41.47% | align=center | 9,346 | align=center | 7.09% | align=center | 1,596 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | San Benito
| align=center | 51.05% | align=center | 6,428 | align=center | 44.02% | align=center | 5,543 | align=center | 4.93% | align=center | 620 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Humboldt
| align=center | 50.60% | align=center | 23,342 | align=center | 44.16% | align=center | 20,371 | align=center | 5.25% | align=center | 2,414 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Sacramento
| align=center | 50.46% | align=center | 180,389 | align=center | 45.86% | align=center | 163,957 | align=center | 3.68% | align=center | 13,144 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Santa Barbara
| align=center | 49.53% | align=center | 60,911 | align=center | 46.77% | align=center | 57,512 | align=center | 3.71% | align=center | 4,554 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | Merced
| align=center | 48.39% | align=center | 19,008 | align=center | 47.45% | align=center | 18,638 | align=center | 4.17% | align=center | 1,634 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | San Joaquin
| align=center | 48.00% | align=center | 59,312 | align=center | 48.10% | align=center | 59,434 | align=center | 3.91% | align=center | 4,830 |
| align=center {{party shading/Democratic}} | San Bernardino
| align=center | 47.47% | align=center | 155,093 | align=center | 47.32% | align=center | 154,591 | align=center | 5.21% | align=center | 17,033 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Stanislaus
| align=center | 47.41% | align=center | 47,238 | align=center | 48.74% | align=center | 48,560 | align=center | 3.86% | align=center | 3,841 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Ventura
| align=center | 46.88% | align=center | 97,207 | align=center | 48.92% | align=center | 101,440 | align=center | 4.21% | align=center | 8,716 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | San Diego
| align=center | 46.21% | align=center | 339,658 | align=center | 49.22% | align=center | 361,812 | align=center | 4.58% | align=center | 33,575 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Alpine
| align=center | 45.86% | align=center | 249 | align=center | 49.17% | align=center | 267 | align=center | 4.96% | align=center | 27 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Riverside
| align=center | 45.78% | align=center | 151,287 | align=center | 49.63% | align=center | 164,019 | align=center | 4.58% | align=center | 15,152 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Fresno
| align=center | 44.28% | align=center | 75,570 | align=center | 51.81% | align=center | 88,412 | align=center | 3.91% | align=center | 6,670 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | San Luis Obispo
| align=center | 44.16% | align=center | 37,178 | align=center | 51.93% | align=center | 43,719 | align=center | 3.92% | align=center | 3,293 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Tuolumne
| align=center | 43.74% | align=center | 8,752 | align=center | 51.43% | align=center | 10,289 | align=center | 4.82% | align=center | 966 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Mono
| align=center | 42.84% | align=center | 1,404 | align=center | 52.46% | align=center | 1,719 | align=center | 4.70% | align=center | 154 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Kings
| align=center | 42.75% | align=center | 9,338 | align=center | 52.87% | align=center | 11,547 | align=center | 4.38% | align=center | 957 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Amador
| align=center | 42.21% | align=center | 5,614 | align=center | 54.11% | align=center | 7,197 | align=center | 3.68% | align=center | 489 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Del Norte
| align=center | 41.79% | align=center | 2,992 | align=center | 52.84% | align=center | 3,783 | align=center | 5.36% | align=center | 384 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Calaveras
| align=center | 41.44% | align=center | 6,502 | align=center | 53.04% | align=center | 8,321 | align=center | 5.53% | align=center | 866 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Nevada
| align=center | 41.17% | align=center | 15,903 | align=center | 54.88% | align=center | 21,200 | align=center | 3.95% | align=center | 1,525 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Yuba
| align=center | 41.01% | align=center | 5,355 | align=center | 53.38% | align=center | 6,971 | align=center | 5.60% | align=center | 732 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Butte
| align=center | 40.73% | align=center | 26,540 | align=center | 53.89% | align=center | 35,112 | align=center | 5.36% | align=center | 3,503 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Trinity
| align=center | 39.27% | align=center | 1,875 | align=center | 52.06% | align=center | 2,486 | align=center | 8.66% | align=center | 414 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Siskiyou
| align=center | 39.22% | align=center | 6,162 | align=center | 55.17% | align=center | 8,669 | align=center | 5.62% | align=center | 882 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Tulare
| align=center | 39.16% | align=center | 28,284 | align=center | 56.99% | align=center | 41,167 | align=center | 3.84% | align=center | 2,782 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Orange
| align=center | 39.05% | align=center | 276,594 | align=center | 56.75% | align=center | 401,960 | align=center | 4.19% | align=center | 29,734 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Placer
| align=center | 38.60% | align=center | 34,160 | align=center | 57.70% | align=center | 51,063 | align=center | 3.71% | align=center | 3,278 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | El Dorado
| align=center | 38.54% | align=center | 21,697 | align=center | 57.46% | align=center | 32,345 | align=center | 4.00% | align=center | 2,254 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Mariposa
| align=center | 38.23% | align=center | 2,690 | align=center | 56.05% | align=center | 3,944 | align=center | 5.72% | align=center | 402 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Madera
| align=center | 37.55% | align=center | 9,715 | align=center | 58.13% | align=center | 15,042 | align=center | 4.32% | align=center | 1,118 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Inyo
| align=center | 37.25% | align=center | 2,443 | align=center | 57.40% | align=center | 3,764 | align=center | 5.35% | align=center | 351 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Colusa
| align=center | 37.08% | align=center | 1,734 | align=center | 58.97% | align=center | 2,758 | align=center | 3.95% | align=center | 185 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Tehama
| align=center | 36.98% | align=center | 6,598 | align=center | 56.68% | align=center | 10,112 | align=center | 6.34% | align=center | 1,131 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Kern
| align=center | 36.58% | align=center | 51,476 | align=center | 59.25% | align=center | 83,391 | align=center | 4.17% | align=center | 5,870 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Sutter
| align=center | 35.58% | align=center | 7,716 | align=center | 60.81% | align=center | 13,188 | align=center | 3.61% | align=center | 783 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Sierra
| align=center | 34.36% | align=center | 582 | align=center | 59.50% | align=center | 1,008 | align=center | 6.14% | align=center | 104 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Shasta
| align=center | 33.97% | align=center | 17,790 | align=center | 60.01% | align=center | 31,428 | align=center | 6.03% | align=center | 3,151 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Plumas
| align=center | 33.05% | align=center | 2,718 | align=center | 61.52% | align=center | 5,059 | align=center | 5.43% | align=center | 446 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Lassen
| align=center | 32.92% | align=center | 2,624 | align=center | 60.34% | align=center | 4,810 | align=center | 6.75% | align=center | 538 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Glenn
| align=center | 31.97% | align=center | 2,321 | align=center | 62.47% | align=center | 4,536 | align=center | 5.57% | align=center | 404 |
| align=center {{party shading/Republican}} | Modoc
| align=center | 31.80% | align=center | 1,068 | align=center | 60.99% | align=center | 2,048 | align=center | 7.21% | align=center | 242 |
See also
References
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External links
- JoinCalifornia [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1998-11-03 1998 General Election]
- [http://www.smartvoter.org/1998/03/03/ca/state/us_senate.html SmartVoter.org page on the California Senate race.]{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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