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

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

Other primaries

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.

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

County Boxer Votes Fong Votes Others Votes San Francisco 75.23% 179,889 21.93% 52,443 2.83% 6,777 Alameda 69.62% 266,329 27.37% 104,699 3.00% 11,520 Marin 65.41% 66,160 31.76% 32,118 2.83% 2,861 San Mateo 63.14% 130,064 33.87% 69,776 2.98% 6,146 Santa Cruz 62.75% 53,363 32.09% 27,293 5.16% 4,391 Sonoma 61.14% 96,170 34.14% 53,695 4.72% 7,424 Los Angeles 60.84% 1,198,403 35.78% 704,782 3.37% 66,603 Yolo 58.12% 28,491 38.10% 18,680 3.78% 1,852 Santa Clara 57.81% 242,600 38.21% 160,350 3.99% 16,733 Mendocino 57.73% 16,346 35.84% 10,147 6.44% 1,822 Contra Costa 57.52% 172,595 39.30% 117,922 3.18% 9,519 Solano 56.29% 56,772 39.71% 40,051 3.98% 4,027 Lake 54.84% 10,104 40.19% 7,406 4.97% 916 Napa 54.48% 22,654 41.01% 17,052 4.50% 1,874 Monterey 53.17% 46,651 42.63% 37,399 4.19% 3,688 Imperial 51.45% 11,597 41.47% 9,346 7.09% 1,596 San Benito 51.05% 6,428 44.02% 5,543 4.93% 620 Humboldt 50.60% 23,342 44.16% 20,371 5.25% 2,414 Sacramento 50.46% 180,389 45.86% 163,957 3.68% 13,144 Santa Barbara 49.53% 60,911 46.77% 57,512 3.71% 4,554 Merced 48.39% 19,008 47.45% 18,638 4.17% 1,634 San Joaquin 48.00% 59,312 48.10% 59,434 3.91% 4,830 San Bernardino 47.47% 155,093 47.32% 154,591 5.21% 17,033 Stanislaus 47.41% 47,238 48.74% 48,560 3.86% 3,841 Ventura 46.88% 97,207 48.92% 101,440 4.21% 8,716 San Diego 46.21% 339,658 49.22% 361,812 4.58% 33,575 Alpine 45.86% 249 49.17% 267 4.96% 27 Riverside 45.78% 151,287 49.63% 164,019 4.58% 15,152 Fresno 44.28% 75,570 51.81% 88,412 3.91% 6,670 San Luis Obispo 44.16% 37,178 51.93% 43,719 3.92% 3,293 Tuolumne 43.74% 8,752 51.43% 10,289 4.82% 966 Mono 42.84% 1,404 52.46% 1,719 4.70% 154 Kings 42.75% 9,338 52.87% 11,547 4.38% 957 Amador 42.21% 5,614 54.11% 7,197 3.68% 489 Del Norte 41.79% 2,992 52.84% 3,783 5.36% 384 Calaveras 41.44% 6,502 53.04% 8,321 5.53% 866 Nevada 41.17% 15,903 54.88% 21,200 3.95% 1,525 Yuba 41.01% 5,355 53.38% 6,971 5.60% 732 Butte 40.73% 26,540 53.89% 35,112 5.36% 3,503 Trinity 39.27% 1,875 52.06% 2,486 8.66% 414 Siskiyou 39.22% 6,162 55.17% 8,669 5.62% 882 Tulare 39.16% 28,284 56.99% 41,167 3.84% 2,782 Orange 39.05% 276,594 56.75% 401,960 4.19% 29,734 Placer 38.60% 34,160 57.70% 51,063 3.71% 3,278 El Dorado 38.54% 21,697 57.46% 32,345 4.00% 2,254 Mariposa 38.23% 2,690 56.05% 3,944 5.72% 402 Madera 37.55% 9,715 58.13% 15,042 4.32% 1,118 Inyo 37.25% 2,443 57.40% 3,764 5.35% 351 Colusa 37.08% 1,734 58.97% 2,758 3.95% 185 Tehama 36.98% 6,598 56.68% 10,112 6.34% 1,131 Kern 36.58% 51,476 59.25% 83,391 4.17% 5,870 Sutter 35.58% 7,716 60.81% 13,188 3.61% 783 Sierra 34.36% 582 59.50% 1,008 6.14% 104 Shasta 33.97% 17,790 60.01% 31,428 6.03% 3,151 Plumas 33.05% 2,718 61.52% 5,059 5.43% 446 Lassen 32.92% 2,624 60.34% 4,810 6.75% 538 Glenn 31.97% 2,321 62.47% 4,536 5.57% 404 Modoc 31.80% 1,068 60.99% 2,048 7.21% 242

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Merced San Bernardino San Benito Santa Barbara

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alpine

See also 1998 United States Senate elections

References

External links JoinCalifornia 1998 General Election SmartVoter.org page on the California Senate race.