The 1998 United States Senate election in California was held on November 2, 1998. Incumbent Barbara Boxer was elected to a second term, defeating the Republican nominee, State Treasurer Matt Fong.
Primary results
Democratic
| 1998 United States Senate Democratic primary, California |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Barbara Boxer |
2,574,264 |
92.15% |
| John Pinkerton |
219,250 |
7.85% |
| Total votes |
2,793,514 |
100.00% |
Republican
| 1998 United States Senate Republican primary, California |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Matt Fong |
1,142,567 |
45.28% |
| Darrell Issa |
1,292,662 |
40.02% |
| Frank Riggs |
295,886 |
10.36% |
| John M. Brown |
48,941 |
1.71% |
| Mark Raus |
45,480 |
1.59% |
| Linh Dao |
29,241 |
1.02% |
| Total votes |
2,854,777 |
100.00% |
Others
Results
| 1998 United States Senate election, California |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Democratic |
Barbara Boxer |
4,411,705 |
53.06% |
|
Republican |
Matt Fong |
3,576,351 |
43.01% |
|
Libertarian |
Ted Brown |
93,959 |
1.13% |
|
Reform |
Timothy R. Erich |
82,950 |
1.00% |
|
American Independent |
Joseph Perrin, Sr. |
54,711 |
0.66% |
|
Natural Law |
Brian M. Rees |
48,707 |
0.59% |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Ophie C. Beltran |
46,570 |
0.56% |
| Invalid or blank votes |
306,185 |
3.55% |
| Totals |
8,621,138 |
100.00% |
| Voter turnout |
41.32% |
|
Democratic hold |
Results by county
Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [1]
| County |
Boxer |
Votes |
Fong |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
| San Francisco |
75.23% |
179,889 |
21.93% |
52,443 |
2.83% |
6,777 |
| Alameda |
69.62% |
266,329 |
27.37% |
104,699 |
3.00% |
11,520 |
| Marin |
65.41% |
66,160 |
31.76% |
32,118 |
2.83% |
2,861 |
| San Mateo |
63.14% |
130,064 |
33.87% |
69,776 |
2.98% |
6,146 |
| Santa Cruz |
62.75% |
53,363 |
32.09% |
27,293 |
5.16% |
4,391 |
| Sonoma |
61.14% |
96,170 |
34.14% |
53,695 |
4.72% |
7,424 |
| Los Angeles |
60.84% |
1,198,403 |
35.78% |
704,782 |
3.37% |
66,603 |
| Yolo |
58.12% |
28,491 |
38.10% |
18,680 |
3.78% |
1,852 |
| Santa Clara |
57.81% |
242,600 |
38.21% |
160,350 |
3.99% |
16,733 |
| Mendocino |
57.73% |
16,346 |
35.84% |
10,147 |
6.44% |
1,822 |
| Contra Costa |
57.52% |
172,595 |
39.30% |
117,922 |
3.18% |
9,519 |
| Solano |
56.29% |
56,772 |
39.71% |
40,051 |
3.98% |
4,027 |
| Lake |
54.84% |
10,104 |
40.19% |
7,406 |
4.97% |
916 |
| Napa |
54.48% |
22,654 |
41.01% |
17,052 |
4.50% |
1,874 |
| Monterey |
53.17% |
46,651 |
42.63% |
37,399 |
4.19% |
3,688 |
| Imperial |
51.45% |
11,597 |
41.47% |
9,346 |
7.09% |
1,596 |
| San Benito |
51.05% |
6,428 |
44.02% |
5,543 |
4.93% |
620 |
| Humboldt |
50.60% |
23,342 |
44.16% |
20,371 |
5.25% |
2,414 |
| Sacramento |
50.46% |
180,389 |
45.86% |
163,957 |
3.68% |
13,144 |
| Santa Barbara |
49.53% |
60,911 |
46.77% |
57,512 |
3.71% |
4,554 |
| Merced |
48.39% |
19,008 |
47.45% |
18,638 |
4.17% |
1,634 |
| San Joaquin |
48.00% |
59,312 |
48.10% |
59,434 |
3.91% |
4,830 |
| San Bernardino |
47.47% |
155,093 |
47.32% |
154,591 |
5.21% |
17,033 |
| Stanislaus |
47.41% |
47,238 |
48.74% |
48,560 |
3.86% |
3,841 |
| Ventura |
46.88% |
97,207 |
48.92% |
101,440 |
4.21% |
8,716 |
| San Diego |
46.21% |
339,658 |
49.22% |
361,812 |
4.58% |
33,575 |
| Alpine |
45.86% |
249 |
49.17% |
267 |
4.96% |
27 |
| Riverside |
45.78% |
151,287 |
49.63% |
164,019 |
4.58% |
15,152 |
| Fresno |
44.28% |
75,570 |
51.81% |
88,412 |
3.91% |
6,670 |
| San Luis Obispo |
44.16% |
37,178 |
51.93% |
43,719 |
3.92% |
3,293 |
| Tuolumne |
43.74% |
8,752 |
51.43% |
10,289 |
4.82% |
966 |
| Mono |
42.84% |
1,404 |
52.46% |
1,719 |
4.70% |
154 |
| Kings |
42.75% |
9,338 |
52.87% |
11,547 |
4.38% |
957 |
| Amador |
42.21% |
5,614 |
54.11% |
7,197 |
3.68% |
489 |
| Del Norte |
41.79% |
2,992 |
52.84% |
3,783 |
5.36% |
384 |
| Calaveras |
41.44% |
6,502 |
53.04% |
8,321 |
5.53% |
866 |
| Nevada |
41.17% |
15,903 |
54.88% |
21,200 |
3.95% |
1,525 |
| Yuba |
41.01% |
5,355 |
53.38% |
6,971 |
5.60% |
732 |
| Butte |
40.73% |
26,540 |
53.89% |
35,112 |
5.36% |
3,503 |
| Trinity |
39.27% |
1,875 |
52.06% |
2,486 |
8.66% |
414 |
| Siskiyou |
39.22% |
6,162 |
55.17% |
8,669 |
5.62% |
882 |
| Tulare |
39.16% |
28,284 |
56.99% |
41,167 |
3.84% |
2,782 |
| Orange |
39.05% |
276,594 |
56.75% |
401,960 |
4.19% |
29,734 |
| Placer |
38.60% |
34,160 |
57.70% |
51,063 |
3.71% |
3,278 |
| El Dorado |
38.54% |
21,697 |
57.46% |
32,345 |
4.00% |
2,254 |
| Mariposa |
38.23% |
2,690 |
56.05% |
3,944 |
5.72% |
402 |
| Madera |
37.55% |
9,715 |
58.13% |
15,042 |
4.32% |
1,118 |
| Inyo |
37.25% |
2,443 |
57.40% |
3,764 |
5.35% |
351 |
| Colusa |
37.08% |
1,734 |
58.97% |
2,758 |
3.95% |
185 |
| Tehama |
36.98% |
6,598 |
56.68% |
10,112 |
6.34% |
1,131 |
| Kern |
36.58% |
51,476 |
59.25% |
83,391 |
4.17% |
5,870 |
| Sutter |
35.58% |
7,716 |
60.81% |
13,188 |
3.61% |
783 |
| Sierra |
34.36% |
582 |
59.50% |
1,008 |
6.14% |
104 |
| Shasta |
33.97% |
17,790 |
60.01% |
31,428 |
6.03% |
3,151 |
| Plumas |
33.05% |
2,718 |
61.52% |
5,059 |
5.43% |
446 |
| Lassen |
32.92% |
2,624 |
60.34% |
4,810 |
6.75% |
538 |
| Glenn |
31.97% |
2,321 |
62.47% |
4,536 |
5.57% |
404 |
| Modoc |
31.80% |
1,068 |
60.99% |
2,048 |
7.21% |
242 |
See also
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