California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1998
California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1998
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The 1998 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 2, 1998. State Assemblyman and Speaker of the Assembly Cruz Bustamante, the Democratic nominee, decisively defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Tim Leslie, for the office previously held by incumbent Gray Davis, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for governor.
Primary Results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California [1]
Democratic
| California Lt. Governor Democratic primary, 1998 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Cruz Bustamante |
1,899,566 |
73.14% |
| Tony Miller |
473,848 |
18.25% |
| Larry K. Reed |
223,631 |
8.61% |
| Total votes |
2,597,045 |
100.00% |
Republican
| California Lt. Governor Republican primary, 1998 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Tim Leslie |
898,831 |
35.81% |
| Noel Hentschel |
725,661 |
28.91% |
| Dick Mountjoy |
651,780 |
25.97% |
| Ingrid Lundberg |
233,403 |
9.31% |
| Total votes |
2,509,675 |
100.00% |
Peace and Freedom
| California Lt. Governor Peace & Freedom primary, 1998 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Jaime Luis Gomez |
75,760 |
53.68% |
| Regina Lark |
65,368 |
46.32% |
| Total votes |
141,128 |
100.00% |
Others
| California Lt. Governor primary, 1998 (Others) |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Green |
Sara Amir |
151,408 |
100.00 |
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Libertarian |
Thomas M. Tryon |
107,226 |
100.00 |
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Reform |
James J. Mangia |
42,383 |
100.00 |
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American Independent |
George M. McCoy |
40,376 |
100.00 |
General election results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California[2]
| 1998 lieutenant governor election, California |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Cruz Bustamante |
4,290,473 |
52.69 |
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Republican |
Tim Leslie |
3,161,031 |
38.82 |
|
Green |
Sara Amir |
247,897 |
3.04 |
|
Libertarian |
Thomas Tryon |
167,523 |
2.06 |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Jaime Luis Gomez |
109,888 |
1.35 |
|
American Independent |
George McCoy |
92,349 |
1.13 |
|
Reform |
James Mangia |
74,180 |
0.91 |
| Invalid or blank votes |
477,780 |
5.54% |
| Total votes |
8,143,341 |
100.00 |
| Voter turnout |
41.32% |
|
Democratic hold |
Results by county
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
| County |
Bustamante |
Votes |
Leslie |
Votes |
Amir |
Votes |
Tryon |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
| San Francisco |
67.91% |
152,668 |
15.18% |
34,122 |
11.39% |
25,599 |
1.54% |
3,468 |
3.97% |
8,945 |
| Alameda |
64.60% |
236,652 |
23.80% |
87,178 |
5.82% |
21,336 |
1.79% |
6,549 |
3.99% |
14,617 |
| Los Angeles |
62.06% |
1,186,799 |
30.65% |
586,184 |
2.53% |
48,328 |
1.66% |
31,720 |
3.11% |
59,406 |
| San Mateo |
61.67% |
122,648 |
29.41% |
58,496 |
3.59% |
7,132 |
2.05% |
4,086 |
3.27% |
6,504 |
| Marin |
60.81% |
59,606 |
29.13% |
28,555 |
5.38% |
5,272 |
2.08% |
2,037 |
2.61% |
2,553 |
| Solano |
57.28% |
56,671 |
34.05% |
33,690 |
2.42% |
2,390 |
2.05% |
2,029 |
4.20% |
4,149 |
| Sonoma |
56.74% |
88,519 |
30.61% |
47,758 |
5.90% |
9,200 |
2.81% |
4,378 |
3.94% |
6,161 |
| Merced |
56.29% |
22,028 |
38.44% |
15,043 |
1.07% |
417 |
1.47% |
577 |
2.73% |
1,070 |
| Yolo |
56.25% |
28,238 |
34.00% |
17,069 |
5.13% |
2,574 |
1.79% |
901 |
2.83% |
1,419 |
| Santa Cruz |
56.16% |
46,691 |
28.18% |
23,429 |
8.59% |
7,144 |
3.12% |
2,591 |
3.95% |
3,279 |
| Fresno |
55.88% |
95,010 |
39.78% |
67,641 |
0.91% |
1,546 |
1.41% |
2,403 |
2.02% |
3,428 |
| Santa Clara |
55.70% |
225,382 |
34.69% |
140,380 |
3.37% |
13,617 |
2.57% |
10,396 |
3.67% |
14,877 |
| Contra Costa |
55.69% |
163,323 |
36.22% |
106,235 |
2.98% |
8,746 |
1.91% |
5,590 |
3.20% |
9,402 |
| Monterey |
54.16% |
48,509 |
36.67% |
32,846 |
2.85% |
2,556 |
2.37% |
2,121 |
3.94% |
3,532 |
| Imperial |
53.20% |
12,468 |
36.92% |
8,651 |
1.22% |
287 |
1.98% |
465 |
6.67% |
1,563 |
| Lake |
52.89% |
9,744 |
36.64% |
6,749 |
3.34% |
615 |
2.93% |
540 |
4.19% |
774 |
| Kings |
52.38% |
11,785 |
41.56% |
9,351 |
0.77% |
174 |
1.76% |
396 |
3.51% |
792 |
| San Benito |
51.93% |
6,657 |
38.51% |
4,937 |
2.29% |
293 |
3.01% |
386 |
4.26% |
547 |
| Napa |
51.67% |
21,611 |
38.07% |
15,923 |
3.33% |
1,391 |
2.54% |
1,063 |
4.40% |
1,836 |
| Sacramento |
50.80% |
180,599 |
42.63% |
151,559 |
2.45% |
8,713 |
1.53% |
5,442 |
2.59% |
9,208 |
| Stanislaus |
50.60% |
50,022 |
43.64% |
43,142 |
1.17% |
1,159 |
2.12% |
2,096 |
2.46% |
2,438 |
| San Joaquin |
50.34% |
61,845 |
43.34% |
53,243 |
1.21% |
1,490 |
2.28% |
2,802 |
2.82% |
3,468 |
| Tulare |
50.06% |
36,277 |
45.20% |
32,753 |
0.85% |
616 |
1.81% |
1,311 |
2.08% |
1,506 |
| San Bernardino |
49.03% |
159,206 |
43.14% |
140,072 |
1.72% |
5,572 |
1.92% |
6,242 |
4.19% |
13,609 |
| Mendocino |
48.52% |
13,448 |
32.43% |
8,990 |
10.05% |
2,785 |
3.84% |
1,064 |
5.16% |
1,431 |
| Santa Barbara |
47.48% |
57,042 |
43.07% |
51,740 |
3.99% |
4,797 |
2.06% |
2,470 |
3.40% |
4,090 |
| Riverside |
46.72% |
156,016 |
45.57% |
152,171 |
1.72% |
5,730 |
2.04% |
6,824 |
3.94% |
13,171 |
| Ventura |
46.71% |
94,869 |
44.89% |
91,157 |
2.24% |
4,543 |
2.42% |
4,909 |
3.75% |
7,604 |
| Humboldt |
46.46% |
20,951 |
34.03% |
15,343 |
11.15% |
5,027 |
4.20% |
1,894 |
4.15% |
1,875 |
| Madera |
46.06% |
12,065 |
48.93% |
12,815 |
1.08% |
282 |
1.93% |
506 |
2.00% |
524 |
| Del Norte |
45.49% |
3,313 |
42.02% |
3,060 |
2.99% |
218 |
4.38% |
319 |
5.12% |
373 |
| Tuolumne |
44.78% |
8,841 |
47.53% |
9,383 |
2.02% |
398 |
3.23% |
638 |
2.43% |
481 |
| San Luis Obispo |
44.70% |
37,834 |
46.74% |
39,557 |
3.57% |
3,023 |
2.32% |
1,963 |
2.67% |
2,264 |
| San Diego |
43.70% |
309,307 |
47.34% |
335,069 |
2.68% |
18,999 |
2.35% |
16,666 |
3.92% |
27,765 |
| Mariposa |
41.35% |
2,914 |
49.66% |
3,500 |
2.61% |
184 |
3.42% |
241 |
2.97% |
209 |
| Amador |
40.51% |
5,334 |
53.88% |
7,094 |
1.52% |
200 |
2.15% |
283 |
1.95% |
256 |
| Kern |
40.29% |
56,147 |
52.72% |
73,457 |
1.13% |
1,569 |
2.09% |
2,914 |
3.77% |
5,255 |
| Orange |
39.37% |
273,095 |
52.97% |
367,473 |
2.08% |
14,420 |
2.20% |
15,235 |
3.38% |
23,479 |
| Yuba |
38.82% |
5,213 |
53.78% |
7,222 |
1.59% |
214 |
2.43% |
326 |
3.37% |
454 |
| Tehama |
38.22% |
6,963 |
51.80% |
9,436 |
1.36% |
247 |
3.72% |
677 |
4.91% |
894 |
| Trinity |
38.05% |
1,860 |
46.83% |
2,289 |
4.15% |
203 |
5.22% |
255 |
5.75% |
281 |
| Siskiyou |
38.02% |
6,181 |
51.70% |
8,406 |
2.21% |
360 |
4.32% |
702 |
3.75% |
609 |
| Alpine |
37.19% |
209 |
48.75% |
274 |
5.16% |
29 |
3.91% |
22 |
4.98% |
28 |
| Nevada |
36.69% |
14,088 |
55.15% |
21,177 |
3.82% |
1,466 |
2.06% |
790 |
2.28% |
878 |
| Butte |
36.32% |
23,488 |
55.40% |
35,827 |
2.87% |
1,859 |
2.30% |
1,489 |
3.11% |
2,008 |
| Colusa |
36.30% |
1,745 |
56.50% |
2,716 |
1.02% |
49 |
2.83% |
136 |
3.35% |
161 |
| El Dorado |
36.10% |
20,680 |
57.64% |
33,022 |
2.31% |
1,321 |
1.80% |
1,033 |
2.16% |
1,235 |
| Calaveras |
35.93% |
5,767 |
48.96% |
7,858 |
1.51% |
242 |
11.64% |
1,869 |
1.96% |
314 |
| Shasta |
35.88% |
18,684 |
54.66% |
28,461 |
1.84% |
960 |
3.37% |
1,756 |
4.25% |
2,212 |
| Inyo |
35.85% |
2,385 |
54.51% |
3,626 |
2.59% |
172 |
2.86% |
190 |
4.19% |
279 |
| Placer |
35.37% |
31,064 |
59.43% |
52,191 |
1.83% |
1,608 |
1.51% |
1,330 |
1.85% |
1,622 |
| Mono |
35.15% |
1,202 |
55.76% |
1,907 |
3.22% |
110 |
3.57% |
122 |
2.31% |
79 |
| Sutter |
34.62% |
7,529 |
59.60% |
12,959 |
1.11% |
241 |
1.95% |
423 |
2.72% |
593 |
| Plumas |
33.58% |
2,862 |
59.70% |
5,089 |
2.05% |
175 |
2.44% |
208 |
2.23% |
190 |
| Glenn |
32.82% |
2,435 |
59.68% |
4,428 |
1.17% |
87 |
2.75% |
204 |
3.57% |
265 |
| Lassen |
30.44% |
2,511 |
61.94% |
5,110 |
1.50% |
124 |
2.84% |
234 |
3.28% |
271 |
| Sierra |
30.06% |
527 |
59.33% |
1,040 |
2.11% |
37 |
4.51% |
79 |
3.99% |
70 |
| Modoc |
27.27% |
946 |
62.78% |
2,178 |
1.47% |
51 |
4.70% |
163 |
3.78% |
131 |
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