The 1998 California State Senate elections were held on November 3, 1998. Senate seats of even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. Democrats expanded their majority, winning a Republican-held seat and an Independent-held seat.
Overview California State Senate elections, 1998PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter+/– Democratic 1,975,326 56.49% 10 5 8 23 25 +2 Republican 1,426,014 40.78% 10 3 3 16 15 -1 Libertarian 57,738 1.65% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peace and Freedom 26,277 0.75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Natural Law 5,828 0.17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent 5,504 0.16% 0 0 1 1 0 -1 Invalid or blank votes 342,926 8.93% — — — — — — Totals 3,839,613 100.00% 20 8 12 40 40 —
Results Final results from the California Secretary of State:
District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 __NOTOC__
District 2
District 4
District 6
District 8
District 10
District 12
District 14
District 16
District 18
District 20
District 22
District 24
District 26
District 28
District 30
District 32
District 34
District 36
District 38
District 40
See also California State Assembly California State Assembly elections, 1998 California state elections, 1998 California State Legislature California State Senate Districts Districts in California Political party strength in U.S. states
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