1998 California Attorney General election
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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.
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November 3, 1998
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 County results Lockyer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Stirling: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[1]
Democratic
Candidates
- Bill Lockyer, State Senator
- Lynn Schenk, Former U. S. Representative
- Charles M. Calderon, State Senator
- Michael Schmeier
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lockyer | 1,294,166 | 47.27 | |
| Lynn Schenk | 685,163 | 25.03 | |
| Charles M. Calderon | 645,574 | 23.58 | |
| Michael Schmeier | 112,875 | 4.12 | |
| Total votes | 2,737,778 | 100.00 | |
Republican
Candidates
- M. David "Dave" Stirling, Attorney, Former Assemblyman and candidate in 1982
- Mike Capizzi
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stirling | 1,612,742 | 66.40 | |
| Mike Capizzi | 815,919 | 33.60 | |
| Total votes | 2,428,661 | 100.00 | |
Peace & Freedom
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J. Evans | 74,042 | 53.69 | |
| Gary P. Kast | 63,874 | 46.31 | |
| Total votes | 137,916 | 100.00 | |
Others
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Joseph S. Farina | 86,720 | 100.00 | |
| American Independent | Diane Beall Templin | 78,055 | 100.00 | |
General election results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Lockyer | 4,119,139 | 51.50 | |||
| Republican | Dave Stirling | 3,389,709 | 42.38 | |||
| American Independent | Diane Beall Templin | 194,077 | 2.43 | |||
| Libertarian | Joseph S. Farina | 149,430 | 1.87 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Robert J. Evans | 145,379 | 1.82 | |||
| Invalid or blank votes | 623,404 | 7.23 | ||||
| Total votes | 7,997,734 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.32 | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results by county
Results from the Secretary of State of California:[2]
| County | Lockyer | Votes | Stirling | Votes | Templin | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 75.01% | 165,888 | 17.38% | 38,434 | 2.56% | 5,659 | 5.05% | 11,163 |
| Alameda | 69.43% | 253,905 | 24.12% | 88,209 | 2.14% | 7,810 | 4.31% | 15,766 |
| Marin | 61.95% | 60,229 | 31.96% | 31,074 | 2.12% | 2,059 | 3.97% | 3,860 |
| San Mateo | 61.00% | 119,362 | 32.85% | 64,276 | 2.39% | 4,674 | 3.76% | 7,369 |
| Los Angeles | 60.46% | 1,134,245 | 34.38% | 644,969 | 1.89% | 35,464 | 3.27% | 61,429 |
| Santa Cruz | 57.79% | 46,925 | 31.47% | 25,551 | 3.28% | 2,661 | 7.46% | 6,058 |
| Yolo | 57.12% | 27,967 | 37.12% | 18,172 | 1.97% | 966 | 3.79% | 1,853 |
| Sonoma | 56.91% | 87,921 | 34.67% | 53,566 | 3.16% | 4,879 | 5.26% | 8,129 |
| Solano | 56.55% | 55,766 | 37.79% | 37,264 | 2.61% | 2,575 | 3.05% | 3,012 |
| Santa Clara | 56.09% | 222,707 | 36.94% | 146,660 | 2.78% | 11,040 | 4.19% | 16,656 |
| Contra Costa | 55.63% | 158,611 | 38.60% | 110,060 | 2.30% | 6,571 | 3.46% | 9,855 |
| Monterey | 52.14% | 46,315 | 41.05% | 36,463 | 2.78% | 2,467 | 4.03% | 3,582 |
| Napa | 51.90% | 21,621 | 41.29% | 17,198 | 2.85% | 1,189 | 3.96% | 1,648 |
| Lake | 51.72% | 9,521 | 41.73% | 7,683 | 2.75% | 506 | 3.80% | 700 |
| Mendocino | 51.49% | 14,148 | 36.57% | 10,047 | 3.56% | 978 | 8.38% | 2,302 |
| San Benito | 49.67% | 6,337 | 42.91% | 5,475 | 3.14% | 400 | 4.29% | 547 |
| Merced | 49.30% | 18,979 | 45.43% | 17,488 | 2.45% | 943 | 2.82% | 1,086 |
| Sacramento | 49.17% | 171,917 | 45.41% | 158,784 | 2.27% | 7,946 | 3.15% | 10,997 |
| Imperial | 48.62% | 11,325 | 41.94% | 9,769 | 3.17% | 739 | 6.26% | 1,459 |
| Stanislaus | 46.37% | 45,540 | 48.81% | 47,937 | 2.08% | 2,042 | 2.74% | 2,691 |
| Santa Barbara | 46.14% | 54,190 | 47.42% | 55,699 | 2.42% | 2,838 | 4.02% | 4,732 |
| San Joaquin | 46.12% | 55,161 | 48.77% | 58,324 | 2.44% | 2,915 | 2.68% | 3,196 |
| San Bernardino | 45.87% | 147,602 | 47.97% | 154,357 | 2.82% | 9,069 | 3.34% | 10,738 |
| Humboldt | 45.39% | 20,156 | 43.33% | 19,243 | 2.79% | 1,240 | 8.49% | 3,771 |
| Fresno | 44.61% | 74,110 | 50.02% | 83,082 | 2.17% | 3,599 | 3.20% | 5,320 |
| Ventura | 44.53% | 88,110 | 49.37% | 97,678 | 2.55% | 5,047 | 3.55% | 7,014 |
| Riverside | 43.71% | 145,032 | 50.45% | 167,416 | 2.60% | 8,635 | 3.23% | 10,743 |
| Kings | 42.99% | 9,557 | 50.77% | 11,286 | 2.68% | 596 | 3.56% | 792 |
| Tuolumne | 42.54% | 8,311 | 51.68% | 10,098 | 2.55% | 499 | 3.23% | 631 |
| Del Norte | 42.52% | 3,087 | 49.60% | 3,601 | 3.58% | 260 | 4.30% | 312 |
| San Luis Obispo | 42.22% | 35,521 | 51.76% | 43,542 | 2.66% | 2,241 | 3.35% | 2,822 |
| San Diego | 42.06% | 289,580 | 51.12% | 351,967 | 2.92% | 20,089 | 3.91% | 26,901 |
| Alpine | 41.07% | 223 | 48.25% | 262 | 5.52% | 30 | 5.15% | 28 |
| Amador | 41.04% | 5,331 | 53.80% | 6,988 | 2.11% | 274 | 3.05% | 396 |
| Yuba | 40.82% | 5,424 | 52.17% | 6,933 | 3.25% | 432 | 3.76% | 500 |
| Trinity | 40.49% | 1,969 | 47.48% | 2,309 | 5.16% | 251 | 6.87% | 334 |
| Tehama | 39.75% | 7,228 | 52.65% | 9,572 | 3.92% | 712 | 3.69% | 670 |
| Butte | 39.47% | 24,949 | 53.85% | 34,037 | 2.87% | 1,814 | 3.81% | 2,408 |
| Siskiyou | 39.22% | 6,331 | 52.46% | 8,468 | 3.57% | 577 | 4.75% | 767 |
| Calaveras | 39.16% | 6,177 | 52.34% | 8,256 | 2.68% | 423 | 5.82% | 918 |
| Plumas | 38.92% | 3,253 | 55.13% | 4,608 | 2.62% | 219 | 3.33% | 278 |
| Tulare | 38.74% | 27,663 | 56.23% | 40,154 | 2.06% | 1,472 | 2.98% | 2,123 |
| Mono | 38.66% | 1,302 | 54.10% | 1,822 | 2.29% | 77 | 4.96% | 167 |
| Nevada | 38.14% | 14,327 | 55.61% | 20,889 | 2.54% | 955 | 3.71% | 1,390 |
| Orange | 37.60% | 254,444 | 56.50% | 382,392 | 2.48% | 16,803 | 3.43% | 23,159 |
| Kern | 37.35% | 50,571 | 56.51% | 76,512 | 2.74% | 3,713 | 3.39% | 4,588 |
| Madera | 36.86% | 9,520 | 57.06% | 14,736 | 2.46% | 636 | 3.61% | 933 |
| Mariposa | 36.85% | 2,567 | 54.64% | 3,806 | 3.22% | 224 | 5.30% | 369 |
| El Dorado | 36.44% | 20,531 | 57.23% | 32,240 | 2.63% | 1,484 | 3.70% | 2,084 |
| Sierra | 36.31% | 618 | 53.94% | 918 | 3.58% | 61 | 6.17% | 105 |
| Lassen | 36.04% | 2,921 | 56.00% | 4,538 | 3.83% | 310 | 4.14% | 335 |
| Placer | 36.01% | 30,488 | 58.11% | 49,202 | 2.25% | 1,903 | 3.64% | 3,077 |
| Shasta | 35.84% | 18,581 | 57.19% | 29,653 | 3.65% | 1,893 | 3.32% | 1,721 |
| Colusa | 35.68% | 1,695 | 59.82% | 2,842 | 1.60% | 76 | 2.91% | 138 |
| Inyo | 35.36% | 2,328 | 57.52% | 3,787 | 3.37% | 222 | 3.75% | 247 |
| Glenn | 35.17% | 2,592 | 58.34% | 4,299 | 3.12% | 230 | 3.37% | 248 |
| Sutter | 34.04% | 7,328 | 60.97% | 13,126 | 2.42% | 521 | 2.58% | 554 |
| Modoc | 33.03% | 1,132 | 58.01% | 1,988 | 4.93% | 169 | 4.03% | 138 |