1998 California State Treasurer election

The 1998 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic nominee, Phil Angelides, handily defeated the Republican nominee, State Assemblyman Curt Pringle, for the office previously held by incumbent Matt Fong, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for Senate.

1998 California State Treasurer election

← 1994 November 3, 1998 2002 →
 
Nominee Phil Angelides Curt Pringle
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 4,166,206 3,159,898
Percentage 52.60% 39.90%

County results
Angelides:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Pringle:      40–50%      50–60%

Treasurer before election

Matt Fong
Republican

Elected Treasurer

Phil Angelides
Democratic

Primary results

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Final results from Secretary of State of California.[1]

Democratic

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Candidates

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Phil Angelides, Former Chairman of the California Democratic Party

Albert Robles

Mervin Evans

California State Treasurer Democratic primary, 1998
Candidate Votes %
Phil Angelides 1,374,917 53.10
Albert Robles 948,122 36.62
Mervin Evans 266,203 10.28
Total votes 2,589,242 100.00

Republican

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Candidates

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Curt Pringle, Assemblyman and Former Speaker of California State Assembly

Jan Goldsmith

California State Treasurer Republican primary, 1998
Candidate Votes %
Curt Pringle 1,506,892 62.20
Jan Goldsmith 915,787 37.80
Total votes 2,422,679 100.00

Others

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California State Treasurer primary, 1998 (Others)
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Jon Petersen 128,124 100.00
Peace and Freedom Jan B. Tucker 98,891 100.00
Natural Law Carlos Aguirre 93,377 100.00
American Independent Edmon V. Kaiser 54,431 100.00

General election results

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Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]

1998 Secretary of State election, California
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phil Angelides 4,166,206 52.60
Republican Curt Pringle 3,159,898 39.90
Libertarian John Petersen 183,436 2.32
Natural Law Carlos Aguirre 172,844 2.18
Peace and Freedom Jan B. Tucker 146,226 1.85
American Independent Edmon V. Kaiser 91,801 1.16
Invalid or blank votes 427,354 4.96
Total votes 7,920,411 100.00
Turnout   41.32
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

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Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[3]

County Angelides Votes Pringle Votes Petersen Votes Aguirre Votes Others Votes
San Francisco 72.39% 154,351 19.00% 40,507 2.48% 5,281 2.17% 4,617 3.96% 8,451
Alameda 67.81% 243,238 24.37% 87,393 2.13% 7,654 1.87% 6,710 3.81% 13,684
Marin 61.26% 58,145 32.28% 30,643 2.56% 2,428 1.21% 1,151 2.69% 2,555
Los Angeles 60.84% 1,140,657 32.35% 606,568 1.92% 36,009 2.45% 45,852 2.45% 45,907
San Mateo 60.53% 116,819 32.38% 62,478 2.31% 4,467 1.89% 3,645 2.89% 5,571
Santa Cruz 60.41% 48,443 28.50% 22,860 3.95% 3,170 2.14% 1,720 5.00% 4,004
Yolo 59.45% 28,990 33.73% 16,449 2.14% 1,044 1.91% 929 2.77% 1,349
Sonoma 58.97% 88,758 31.83% 47,911 2.93% 4,414 1.74% 2,615 4.52% 6,804
Solano 58.68% 57,230 34.51% 33,657 2.01% 1,960 1.78% 1,740 3.01% 2,940
Santa Clara 57.79% 226,786 34.49% 135,351 3.01% 11,809 1.93% 7,577 2.78% 10,925
Contra Costa 56.16% 157,804 36.91% 103,733 2.40% 6,740 1.69% 4,763 2.84% 7,973
Lake 55.37% 9,992 36.95% 6,668 2.45% 442 1.40% 253 3.82% 690
Mendocino 54.39% 14,701 32.88% 8,888 3.84% 1,039 1.93% 523 6.95% 1,880
Sacramento 53.47% 186,404 40.13% 139,903 2.00% 6,983 1.61% 5,620 2.78% 9,691
Monterey 53.01% 46,022 38.74% 33,631 2.52% 2,191 2.62% 2,277 3.11% 2,701
Napa 52.95% 21,499 39.50% 16,037 2.30% 935 1.79% 727 3.47% 1,407
Merced 50.97% 19,464 41.69% 15,920 1.59% 609 2.96% 1,130 2.78% 1,061
Humboldt 50.46% 21,942 37.01% 16,095 4.11% 1,785 1.73% 754 6.69% 2,907
San Benito 49.63% 6,160 40.60% 5,039 2.88% 358 3.63% 451 3.26% 404
Stanislaus 49.38% 47,815 44.31% 42,908 1.79% 1,733 1.89% 1,832 2.63% 2,544
Del Norte 47.96% 3,396 42.73% 3,026 2.63% 186 1.64% 116 5.04% 357
San Joaquin 47.83% 57,052 45.00% 53,674 1.86% 2,213 2.25% 2,680 3.07% 3,655
San Bernardino 47.11% 149,773 44.58% 141,718 2.08% 6,603 2.89% 9,192 3.35% 10,632
Imperial 46.88% 10,583 39.41% 8,897 1.25% 283 8.64% 1,951 3.82% 861
Santa Barbara 46.48% 54,087 45.83% 53,337 2.34% 2,721 2.34% 2,728 3.00% 3,498
Tuolumne 46.11% 8,964 47.26% 9,188 2.26% 439 1.17% 228 3.19% 621
Ventura 45.75% 89,840 46.21% 90,737 2.33% 4,579 2.83% 5,554 2.88% 5,669
Fresno 45.55% 73,618 46.51% 75,166 2.25% 3,630 2.79% 4,504 2.91% 4,708
Alpine 44.63% 237 46.14% 245 2.82% 15 2.07% 11 4.33% 23
San Diego 44.62% 306,636 47.47% 326,178 2.65% 18,182 2.24% 15,370 3.03% 20,796
Kings 44.60% 9,683 47.28% 10,264 1.75% 381 2.75% 597 3.61% 785
Riverside 44.00% 142,273 48.19% 155,802 2.00% 6,472 2.55% 8,251 3.26% 10,536
Trinity 43.99% 2,097 43.93% 2,094 4.32% 206 1.57% 75 6.19% 295
Amador 43.56% 5,615 50.18% 6,469 2.61% 336 1.03% 133 2.62% 338
Siskiyou 43.05% 6,806 49.34% 7,800 3.20% 506 1.30% 205 3.10% 491
Tehama 42.46% 7,552 49.05% 8,724 2.74% 488 1.57% 280 4.17% 743
Yuba 42.26% 5,486 49.02% 6,363 2.39% 310 2.30% 299 4.02% 523
Butte 42.11% 26,399 49.70% 31,160 2.54% 1,595 1.80% 1,129 3.84% 2,409
Plumas 41.94% 3,417 51.33% 4,182 2.72% 222 1.15% 94 2.85% 232
San Luis Obispo 41.56% 34,000 51.42% 42,068 2.47% 2,018 1.62% 1,323 2.94% 2,401
Nevada 41.23% 15,396 51.41% 19,198 2.94% 1,097 1.23% 459 3.20% 1,196
Tulare 40.89% 28,995 51.60% 36,583 2.02% 1,435 2.61% 1,853 2.87% 2,037
Calaveras 40.73% 6,346 50.39% 7,852 4.76% 741 1.35% 210 2.78% 433
Mariposa 40.67% 2,776 50.38% 3,439 3.19% 218 1.29% 88 4.46% 305
Colusa 40.62% 1,904 53.45% 2,505 2.09% 98 1.43% 67 2.41% 113
Kern 39.88% 53,920 51.83% 70,067 2.13% 2,883 2.89% 3,903 3.27% 4,418
Placer 39.76% 33,577 54.02% 45,616 2.56% 2,161 1.14% 966 2.52% 2,128
El Dorado 39.74% 22,119 53.86% 29,977 2.73% 1,522 1.00% 557 2.66% 1,479
Mono 39.57% 1,297 52.78% 1,730 3.57% 117 0.92% 30 3.17% 104
Shasta 39.48% 20,217 52.47% 26,871 3.08% 1,578 1.37% 701 3.61% 1,846
Madera 39.18% 9,929 52.87% 13,398 2.30% 584 2.49% 632 3.15% 798
Glenn 38.40% 2,765 54.51% 3,925 2.01% 145 1.72% 124 3.36% 242
Orange 38.40% 259,013 54.34% 366,541 2.59% 17,504 1.92% 12,923 2.76% 18,609
Lassen 37.96% 3,021 53.27% 4,239 2.59% 206 1.88% 150 4.30% 342
Sutter 37.94% 8,044 55.94% 11,860 1.88% 399 1.78% 378 2.45% 519
Sierra 37.25% 618 51.05% 847 4.88% 81 2.17% 36 4.64% 77
Inyo 36.70% 2,376 56.10% 3,632 2.22% 144 1.37% 89 3.60% 233
Modoc 34.78% 1,159 56.63% 1,887 2.61% 87 2.16% 72 3.81% 127

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 1998 Primary Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  2. ^ "CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1998 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  3. ^ http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1998_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf[permanent dead link]