The 1998 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic nominee, Phil Angelides, handily defeated the Republican nominee, State Assemblyman Curt Pringle, for the office previously held by incumbent Matt Fong, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for Senate.

Primary results Final results from Secretary of State of California.

Democratic

Candidates Phil Angelides, Former Chairman of the California Democratic Party

Albert Robles

Mervin Evans

Republican

Candidates Curt Pringle, Assemblyman and Former Speaker of California State Assembly

Jan Goldsmith

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.ca.gov

County Angelides Votes Pringle Votes Petersen Votes Aguirre Votes Others VotesSan Francisco72.39%154,35119.00%40,5072.48%5,2812.17%4,6173.96%8,451Alameda67.81%243,23824.37%87,3932.13%7,6541.87%6,7103.81%13,684Marin61.26%58,14532.28%30,6432.56%2,4281.21%1,1512.69%2,555Los Angeles60.84%1,140,65732.35%606,5681.92%36,0092.45%45,8522.45%45,907San Mateo60.53%116,81932.38%62,4782.31%4,4671.89%3,6452.89%5,571Santa Cruz60.41%48,44328.50%22,8603.95%3,1702.14%1,7205.00%4,004Yolo59.45%28,99033.73%16,4492.14%1,0441.91%9292.77%1,349Sonoma58.97%88,75831.83%47,9112.93%4,4141.74%2,6154.52%6,804Solano58.68%57,23034.51%33,6572.01%1,9601.78%1,7403.01%2,940Santa Clara57.79%226,78634.49%135,3513.01%11,8091.93%7,5772.78%10,925Contra Costa56.16%157,80436.91%103,7332.40%6,7401.69%4,7632.84%7,973Lake55.37%9,99236.95%6,6682.45%4421.40%2533.82%690Mendocino54.39%14,70132.88%8,8883.84%1,0391.93%5236.95%1,880Sacramento53.47%186,40440.13%139,9032.00%6,9831.61%5,6202.78%9,691Monterey53.01%46,02238.74%33,6312.52%2,1912.62%2,2773.11%2,701Napa52.95%21,49939.50%16,0372.30%9351.79%7273.47%1,407Merced50.97%19,46441.69%15,9201.59%6092.96%1,1302.78%1,061Humboldt50.46%21,94237.01%16,0954.11%1,7851.73%7546.69%2,907San Benito49.63%6,16040.60%5,0392.88%3583.63%4513.26%404Stanislaus49.38%47,81544.31%42,9081.79%1,7331.89%1,8322.63%2,544Del Norte47.96%3,39642.73%3,0262.63%1861.64%1165.04%357San Joaquin47.83%57,05245.00%53,6741.86%2,2132.25%2,6803.07%3,655San Bernardino47.11%149,77344.58%141,7182.08%6,6032.89%9,1923.35%10,632Imperial46.88%10,58339.41%8,8971.25%2838.64%1,9513.82%861Santa Barbara46.48%54,08745.83%53,3372.34%2,7212.34%2,7283.00%3,498Tuolumne46.11%8,96447.26%9,1882.26%4391.17%2283.19%621Ventura45.75%89,84046.21%90,7372.33%4,5792.83%5,5542.88%5,669Fresno45.55%73,61846.51%75,1662.25%3,6302.79%4,5042.91%4,708Alpine44.63%23746.14%2452.82%152.07%114.33%23San Diego44.62%306,63647.47%326,1782.65%18,1822.24%15,3703.03%20,796Kings44.60%9,68347.28%10,2641.75%3812.75%5973.61%785Riverside44.00%142,27348.19%155,8022.00%6,4722.55%8,2513.26%10,536Trinity43.99%2,09743.93%2,0944.32%2061.57%756.19%295Amador43.56%5,61550.18%6,4692.61%3361.03%1332.62%338Siskiyou43.05%6,80649.34%7,8003.20%5061.30%2053.10%491Tehama42.46%7,55249.05%8,7242.74%4881.57%2804.17%743Yuba42.26%5,48649.02%6,3632.39%3102.30%2994.02%523Butte42.11%26,39949.70%31,1602.54%1,5951.80%1,1293.84%2,409Plumas41.94%3,41751.33%4,1822.72%2221.15%942.85%232San Luis Obispo41.56%34,00051.42%42,0682.47%2,0181.62%1,3232.94%2,401Nevada41.23%15,39651.41%19,1982.94%1,0971.23%4593.20%1,196Tulare40.89%28,99551.60%36,5832.02%1,4352.61%1,8532.87%2,037Calaveras40.73%6,34650.39%7,8524.76%7411.35%2102.78%433Mariposa40.67%2,77650.38%3,4393.19%2181.29%884.46%305Colusa40.62%1,90453.45%2,5052.09%981.43%672.41%113Kern39.88%53,92051.83%70,0672.13%2,8832.89%3,9033.27%4,418Placer39.76%33,57754.02%45,6162.56%2,1611.14%9662.52%2,128El Dorado39.74%22,11953.86%29,9772.73%1,5221.00%5572.66%1,479Mono39.57%1,29752.78%1,7303.57%1170.92%303.17%104Shasta39.48%20,21752.47%26,8713.08%1,5781.37%7013.61%1,846Madera39.18%9,92952.87%13,3982.30%5842.49%6323.15%798Glenn38.40%2,76554.51%3,9252.01%1451.72%1243.36%242Orange38.40%259,01354.34%366,5412.59%17,5041.92%12,9232.76%18,609Lassen37.96%3,02153.27%4,2392.59%2061.88%1504.30%342Sutter37.94%8,04455.94%11,8601.88%3991.78%3782.45%519Sierra37.25%61851.05%8474.88%812.17%364.64%77Inyo36.70%2,37656.10%3,6322.22%1441.37%893.60%233Modoc34.78%1,15956.63%1,8872.61%872.16%723.81%127

See also California state elections, 1998 State of California California State Treasurer

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