The 1998 California Attorney General election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic nominee, Bill Lockyer, defeated the Republican nominee, Dave Stirling, for the office previously held by incumbent Dan Lungren, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for governor.

Primary results Final results from the Secretary of State of California.

Democratic

Candidates

Bill Lockyer, State Senator Lynn Schenk, Former U. S. Representative Charles M. Calderon, State Senator Michael Schmeier

Republican

Candidates

M. David "Dave" Stirling, Attorney, Former Assemblyman and candidate in 1982 Mike Capizzi

Peace & Freedom

Others

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

Results by county Results from the Secretary of State of California:

County Lockyer Votes Stirling Votes Templin Votes Others VotesSan Francisco75.01%165,88817.38%38,4342.56%5,6595.05%11,163Alameda69.43%253,90524.12%88,2092.14%7,8104.31%15,766Marin61.95%60,22931.96%31,0742.12%2,0593.97%3,860San Mateo61.00%119,36232.85%64,2762.39%4,6743.76%7,369Los Angeles60.46%1,134,24534.38%644,9691.89%35,4643.27%61,429Santa Cruz57.79%46,92531.47%25,5513.28%2,6617.46%6,058Yolo57.12%27,96737.12%18,1721.97%9663.79%1,853Sonoma56.91%87,92134.67%53,5663.16%4,8795.26%8,129Solano56.55%55,76637.79%37,2642.61%2,5753.05%3,012Santa Clara56.09%222,70736.94%146,6602.78%11,0404.19%16,656Contra Costa55.63%158,61138.60%110,0602.30%6,5713.46%9,855Monterey52.14%46,31541.05%36,4632.78%2,4674.03%3,582Napa51.90%21,62141.29%17,1982.85%1,1893.96%1,648Lake51.72%9,52141.73%7,6832.75%5063.80%700Mendocino51.49%14,14836.57%10,0473.56%9788.38%2,302San Benito49.67%6,33742.91%5,4753.14%4004.29%547Merced49.30%18,97945.43%17,4882.45%9432.82%1,086Sacramento49.17%171,91745.41%158,7842.27%7,9463.15%10,997Imperial48.62%11,32541.94%9,7693.17%7396.26%1,459Stanislaus46.37%45,54048.81%47,9372.08%2,0422.74%2,691Santa Barbara46.14%54,19047.42%55,6992.42%2,8384.02%4,732San Joaquin46.12%55,16148.77%58,3242.44%2,9152.68%3,196San Bernardino45.87%147,60247.97%154,3572.82%9,0693.34%10,738Humboldt45.39%20,15643.33%19,2432.79%1,2408.49%3,771Fresno44.61%74,11050.02%83,0822.17%3,5993.20%5,320Ventura44.53%88,11049.37%97,6782.55%5,0473.55%7,014Riverside43.71%145,03250.45%167,4162.60%8,6353.23%10,743Kings42.99%9,55750.77%11,2862.68%5963.56%792Tuolumne42.54%8,31151.68%10,0982.55%4993.23%631Del Norte42.52%3,08749.60%3,6013.58%2604.30%312San Luis Obispo42.22%35,52151.76%43,5422.66%2,2413.35%2,822San Diego42.06%289,58051.12%351,9672.92%20,0893.91%26,901Alpine41.07%22348.25%2625.52%305.15%28Amador41.04%5,33153.80%6,9882.11%2743.05%396Yuba40.82%5,42452.17%6,9333.25%4323.76%500Trinity40.49%1,96947.48%2,3095.16%2516.87%334Tehama39.75%7,22852.65%9,5723.92%7123.69%670Butte39.47%24,94953.85%34,0372.87%1,8143.81%2,408Siskiyou39.22%6,33152.46%8,4683.57%5774.75%767Calaveras39.16%6,17752.34%8,2562.68%4235.82%918Plumas38.92%3,25355.13%4,6082.62%2193.33%278Tulare38.74%27,66356.23%40,1542.06%1,4722.98%2,123Mono38.66%1,30254.10%1,8222.29%774.96%167Nevada38.14%14,32755.61%20,8892.54%9553.71%1,390Orange37.60%254,44456.50%382,3922.48%16,8033.43%23,159Kern37.35%50,57156.51%76,5122.74%3,7133.39%4,588Madera36.86%9,52057.06%14,7362.46%6363.61%933Mariposa36.85%2,56754.64%3,8063.22%2245.30%369El Dorado36.44%20,53157.23%32,2402.63%1,4843.70%2,084Sierra36.31%61853.94%9183.58%616.17%105Lassen36.04%2,92156.00%4,5383.83%3104.14%335Placer36.01%30,48858.11%49,2022.25%1,9033.64%3,077Shasta35.84%18,58157.19%29,6533.65%1,8933.32%1,721Colusa35.68%1,69559.82%2,8421.60%762.91%138Inyo35.36%2,32857.52%3,7873.37%2223.75%247Glenn35.17%2,59258.34%4,2993.12%2303.37%248Sutter34.04%7,32860.97%13,1262.42%5212.58%554Modoc33.03%1,13258.01%1,9884.93%1694.03%138

See also California state elections, 1998 California Attorney General List of attorneys general 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