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, to succeed the 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 CaliforniaCA Secretary of State - Vote98 - Official Results

Democratic

Candidates

Cruz Bustamante, Speaker of the California State Assembly Tony Miller, Former Acting Secretary of State Larry K. Reed

Republican

Candidates

Tim Leslie, State Senator Noel Hentschel, Businessman Dick Mountjoy, State Senator Ingrid Lundberg

Peace and Freedom

Others

General election results Final results from the Secretary of State of California

Results by county Final results from the Secretary of State of California.

County Bustamante Votes Leslie Votes Amir Votes Tryon Votes Others VotesSan Francisco67.91%152,668 15.18%34,122 11.39%25,599 1.54%3,468 3.97%8,945Alameda64.60%236,652 23.80%87,178 5.82%21,336 1.79%6,549 3.99%14,617Los Angeles62.06%1,186,799 30.65%586,184 2.53%48,328 1.66%31,720 3.11%59,406San Mateo61.67%122,648 29.41%58,496 3.59%7,132 2.05%4,086 3.27%6,504Marin60.81%59,606 29.13%28,555 5.38%5,272 2.08%2,037 2.61%2,553Solano57.28%56,671 34.05%33,690 2.42%2,390 2.05%2,029 4.20%4,149Sonoma56.74%88,519 30.61%47,758 5.90%9,200 2.81%4,378 3.94%6,161Merced56.29%22,028 38.44%15,043 1.07%417 1.47%577 2.73%1,070Yolo56.25%28,238 34.00%17,069 5.13%2,574 1.79%901 2.83%1,419Santa Cruz56.16%46,691 28.18%23,429 8.59%7,144 3.12%2,591 3.95%3,279Fresno55.88%95,010 39.78%67,641 0.91%1,546 1.41%2,403 2.02%3,428Santa Clara55.70%225,382 34.69%140,380 3.37%13,617 2.57%10,396 3.67%14,877Contra Costa55.69%163,323 36.22% 106,235 2.98%8,746 1.91%5,590 3.20%9,402Monterey54.16%48,509 36.67%32,846 2.85%2,556 2.37%2,121 3.94%3,532Imperial53.20%12,468 36.92%8,651 1.22%287 1.98%465 6.67%1,563Lake52.89%9,744 36.64%6,749 3.34%615 2.93%540 4.19%774Kings52.38%11,785 41.56%9,351 0.77%174 1.76%396 3.51%792San Benito51.93%6,657 38.51%4,937 2.29%293 3.01%386 4.26%547Napa51.67%21,611 38.07%15,923 3.33%1,391 2.54%1,063 4.40%1,836Sacramento50.80%180,599 42.63%151,559 2.45%8,713 1.53%5,442 2.59%9,208Stanislaus50.60%50,022 43.64%43,142 1.17%1,159 2.12%2,096 2.46%2,438San Joaquin50.34%61,845 43.34%53,243 1.21%1,490 2.28%2,802 2.82%3,468Tulare50.06%36,277 45.20%32,753 0.85%616 1.81%1,311 2.08%1,506San Bernardino49.03%159,206 43.14%140,072 1.72%5,572 1.92%6,242 4.19%13,609Mendocino48.52%13,448 32.43%8,990 10.05%2,785 3.84%1,064 5.16%1,431Santa Barbara47.48%57,042 43.07%51,740 3.99%4,797 2.06%2,470 3.40%4,090Riverside46.72%156,016 45.57%152,171 1.72%5,730 2.04%6,824 3.94%13,171Ventura46.71%94,869 44.89%91,157 2.24%4,543 2.42%4,909 3.75%7,604Humboldt46.46%20,951 34.03%15,343 11.15%5,027 4.20%1,894 4.15%1,875Madera 46.06%12,06548.93%12,815 1.08%282 1.93%506 2.00%524Del Norte45.49%3,313 42.02%3,060 2.99%218 4.38%319 5.12%373Tuolumne 44.78%8,84147.53%9,383 2.02%398 3.23%638 2.43%481San Luis Obispo 44.70%37,83446.74%39,557 3.57%3,023 2.32%1,963 2.67%2,264San Diego 43.70%309,30747.34%335,069 2.68%18,999 2.35%16,666 3.92%27,765Mariposa 41.35%2,91449.66%3,500 2.61%184 3.42%241 2.97%209Amador 40.51%5,33453.88%7,094 1.52%200 2.15%283 1.95%256Kern 40.29%56,14752.72%73,457 1.13%1,569 2.09%2,914 3.77%5,255Orange 39.37%273,09552.97%367,473 2.08%14,420 2.20%15,235 3.38%23,479Yuba 38.82%5,21353.78%7,222 1.59%214 2.43%326 3.37%454Tehama 38.22%6,96351.80%9,436 1.36%247 3.72%677 4.91%894Trinity 38.05%1,86046.83%2,289 4.15%203 5.22%255 5.75%281Siskiyou 38.02%6,18151.70%8,406 2.21%360 4.32%702 3.75%609Alpine 37.19%20948.75%274 5.16%29 3.91%22 4.98%28Nevada 36.69%14,08855.15%21,177 3.82%1,466 2.06%790 2.28%878Butte 36.32%23,48855.40%35,827 2.87%1,859 2.30%1,489 3.11%2,008Colusa 36.30%1,74556.50%2,716 1.02%49 2.83%136 3.35%161El Dorado 36.10%20,68057.64%33,022 2.31%1,321 1.80%1,033 2.16%1,235Calaveras 35.93%5,76748.96%7,858 1.51%242 11.64%1,869 1.96%314Shasta 35.88%18,68454.66%28,461 1.84%960 3.37%1,756 4.25%2,212Inyo 35.85%2,38554.51%3,626 2.59%172 2.86%190 4.19%279Placer 35.37%31,06459.43%52,191 1.83%1,608 1.51%1,330 1.85%1,622Mono 35.15%1,20255.76%1,907 3.22%110 3.57%122 2.31%79Sutter 34.62%7,52959.60%12,959 1.11%241 1.95%423 2.72%593Plumas 33.58%2,86259.70%5,089 2.05%175 2.44%208 2.23%190Glenn 32.82%2,43559.68%4,428 1.17%87 2.75%204 3.57%265Lassen 30.44%2,51161.94%5,110 1.50%124 2.84%234 3.28%271Sierra 30.06%52759.33%1,040 2.11%37 4.51%79 3.99%70Modoc 27.27%94662.78%2,178 1.47%51 4.70%163 3.78%131

See also 1998 California elections State of California Lieutenant Governor of California List of lieutenant governors of California

References

External links VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State