The 1998 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 3, 1998, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 2, 1998.
Overview + California State Board of Equalization general election, 1998 Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/– % Democratic Party 4 3,974,343 55.8% 2 2 50.0% Republican Party 3 2,507,252 35.2% 2 2 50.0%Libertarian Party 3 509,288 7.1% 0 0 0.0% Peace and Freedom Party 2 75,012 1.1% 0 0 0.0%Green Party 1 58,480 0.8% 0 0 0.0% Total 13 7,124,375 100.0% 4 4 100.0%
Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st Johan Klehs Democratic Johan Klehs Democratic2nd Dean Andal Republican Dean Andal Republican3rd Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Republican Claude Parrish Republican4th John Chiang Democratic John Chiang Democratic
District 1 The incumbent was Democrat Johan Klehs, who was elected in 1994 with 51.5% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Johan Klehs (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Kennita Watson (L)
Results
District 2 The incumbent was Republican Dean Andal, who was elected in 1994 with 54.1% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Dean Andal (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Tom Y. Santos (D)
Results
District 3 The incumbent was Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., who was elected in 1986, 1990, and 1994. He was ineligible for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Mary Christian-Heising (D) J.R. Graham (L) Claude Parrish (R) Maxine Bell Quirk (P&F)
Results
District 4 The incumbent was Democrat John Chiang, who was appointed in 1997 to finish the term of Brad Sherman, who resigned following his election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Chiang was running for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Joe H. Adams, Jr. (R) Glenn Trujillo Bailey (G) John Chiang (D) Shirley Rachel Isaacson (P&F) William R. Jennings (L)
Results
References