1998 California State Board of Equalization election
State election in California
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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.[1][2]
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November 3, 1998
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Overview
| 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 District |
Incumbent | Party | Elected officeholder | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johan Klehs | Democratic | Johan Klehs | Democratic | ||
| 2nd | Dean Andal | Republican | Dean Andal | Republican | ||
| 3rd | Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. | Republican | Claude Parrish | Republican | ||
| 4th | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Johan Klehs (incumbent) | 965,504 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 965,504 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Kennita Watson | 277,398 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 277,398 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Johan Klehs (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
- Kennita Watson (L)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Johan Klehs (incumbent) | 1,440,370 | 78.4 | |
| Libertarian | Kennita Watson | 396,346 | 21.6 | |
| Total votes | 1,836,716 | 100.0 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 665,707 | 26.6 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Y. Santos | 295,718 | 50.2 | |
| Democratic | Joseph F. Micallef | 293,777 | 49.8 | |
| Total votes | 589,495 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dean Andal (incumbent) | 745,686 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 745,686 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Dean Andal (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
- Tom Y. Santos (D)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dean Andal (incumbent) | 1,041,933 | 55.2 | |
| Democratic | Tom Y. Santos | 845,533 | 44.8 | |
| Total votes | 1,887,466 | 100.0 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 377,911 | 16.7 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Christian-Heising | 196,710 | 44.5 | |
| Democratic | Mark A. Spiegler | 171,270 | 38.8 | |
| Democratic | Fred Clayton | 73,645 | 16.7 | |
| Total votes | 441,625 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Claude Parrish | 246,965 | 33.1 | |
| Republican | Craig A. Wilson | 237,724 | 31.9 | |
| Republican | Patrick James Leone | 91,279 | 12.2 | |
| Republican | Andy Schooler | 71,404 | 9.6 | |
| Republican | Hal J. Styles, Jr. | 50,900 | 6.8 | |
| Republican | Jim Stieringer | 47,231 | 6.3 | |
| Total votes | 745,503 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | J.R. Graham | 37,677 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 37,677 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace and Freedom | Maxine Bell Quirk | 15,479 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 15,479 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Mary Christian-Heising (D)
- J.R. Graham (L)
- Claude Parrish (R)
- Maxine Bell Quirk (P&F)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Claude Parrish | 1,028,148 | 53.1 | |
| Democratic | Mary Christian-Heising | 806,716 | 41.7 | |
| Libertarian | J.R. Graham | 71,428 | 3.7 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Maxine Bell Quirk | 29,908 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 1,936,200 | 100.0 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 194,842 | 9.1 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Chiang | 217,715 | 34.6 | |
| Democratic | Jose Fernandez | 150,020 | 23.8 | |
| Democratic | Tyrone I. Vahedi | 92,336 | 14.7 | |
| Democratic | Craig 'Tax Freeze' Freis | 65,256 | 10.4 | |
| Democratic | Gregorio Alejandro Armanta | 53,130 | 8.4 | |
| Democratic | Gil Eisner | 51,369 | 8.2 | |
| Total votes | 629,826 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe H. Adams, Jr. | 198,881 | 80.6 | |
| Republican | Khalil Khalil | 47,767 | 19.4 | |
| Total votes | 246,648 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | William R. Jennings | 24,026 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 24,026 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Glenn Trujillo Bailey | 22,494 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 22,494 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace and Freedom | Shirley Rachel Isaacson | 22,040 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 22,040 | 100.0 | ||
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Chiang | 881,724 | 60.2 | |
| Republican | Joe H. Adams, Jr. | 437,171 | 29.9 | |
| Green | Glenn Trujillo Bailey | 58,480 | 4.0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Shirley Rachel Isaacson | 45,104 | 3.1 | |
| Libertarian | William R. Jennings | 41,514 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 1,463,993 | 100.0 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 194,842 | 11.7 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||