The 1998 California State Controller election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic incumbent, Kathleen Connell, defeated the Republican nominee, Ruben Barrales in a landslide, winning every county except three: Glenn, Kern, and Sutter. Every candidate was unopposed in the primary.
Results Final results from the Secretary of State of California.
Results by county Final results from the Secretary of State of California.
County Connell Votes Barrales Votes Others VotesSan Francisco78.56%171,56215.02%32,7956.42%14,039Alameda74.17%270,51819.81%72,2516.02%21,945Los Angeles69.12%1,316,57026.06%496,3114.82%91,826Marin68.86%66,50225.93%25,0425.21%5,031Santa Cruz66.92%54,11223.97%19,3779.11%7,366Solano65.17%64,05828.39%27,9076.44%6,331Sonoma64.34%98,04327.90%42,5197.76%11,829Yolo63.96%31,22530.02%14,6556.02%2,938Contra Costa63.87%180,83730.37%85,9885.75%16,288Lake62.87%11,45830.46%5,5516.67%1,216Santa Clara62.55%247,89230.74%121,8376.71%26,558Monterey62.25%54,43031.08%27,1766.67%5,826San Mateo61.98%122,17233.14%65,3124.88%9,619Napa61.24%25,06331.98%13,0896.77%2,771Merced61.12%23,49533.86%13,0165.01%1,927Imperial61.03%13,86632.15%7,3046.83%1,551San Benito60.23%7,51732.51%4,0577.27%907Mendocino59.76%16,35528.16%7,70712.08%3,305Humboldt59.69%26,11928.75%12,57911.57%5,062San Joaquin59.38%71,02735.66%42,6604.96%5,929San Bernardino58.04%187,16735.82%115,4986.13%19,806Stanislaus57.93%55,94737.39%36,1144.69%4,524Santa Barbara57.92%68,26836.24%42,7155.84%6,893Alpine57.85%31733.21%1828.93%49Del Norte57.84%4,11533.18%2,3618.99%639Sacramento57.57%201,01236.76%128,3455.67%19,779Ventura57.40%113,69336.33%71,9716.27%12,415Tuolumne56.85%11,13937.98%7,4425.17%1,014Amador56.78%7,37938.07%4,9475.15%669Kings55.99%12,24738.10%8,3335.93%1,294Riverside55.12%179,89338.94%127,0625.94%19,387San Luis Obispo54.30%45,12539.83%33,0985.88%4,879Calaveras53.88%8,44738.83%6,0877.29%1,142San Diego53.65%373,98639.54%275,6766.81%47,466Mono52.70%1,74740.27%1,3357.03%233Fresno52.60%85,68241.56%67,6945.84%9,524Trinity52.53%2,52635.12%1,68912.35%594Plumas52.06%4,30741.51%3,4346.43%532Lassen51.94%4,18040.06%3,2248.00%644Colusa51.63%2,43343.59%2,0544.77%225Tulare51.58%36,66442.68%30,3365.74%4,078Siskiyou51.29%8,15541.08%6,5327.63%1,214Yuba51.03%6,69441.75%5,4777.22%946Tehama50.77%9,04540.82%7,2738.42%1,498Madera50.56%12,94843.33%11,0976.11%1,563Mariposa50.42%3,49241.63%2,8837.96%551Butte49.68%31,29143.28%27,2587.04%4,435Orange49.32%332,37544.30%298,5436.39%43,058Nevada49.32%18,54444.33%16,6706.35%2,389Sierra49.14%82639.20%65911.66%196Inyo49.02%3,19743.85%2,8607.13%465El Dorado48.30%27,06045.38%25,4246.31%3,538Placer48.29%40,92946.42%39,3465.29%4,478Modoc48.26%1,63443.15%1,4618.59%291Kern46.91%63,50047.14%63,8125.94%8,053Shasta46.44%24,00745.25%23,3938.32%4,299Sutter46.19%9,82948.37%10,2935.45%1,159Glenn46.10%3,34847.40%3,4426.50%472
See also California state elections, 1998 State of California Secretary of State of California
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