California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1998[1]
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Delaine Eastin (incumbent)
|
2,201,116
|
43.24
|
Gloria Matta Tuchman
|
1,300,547
|
25.55
|
Barbara Carpenter
|
654,866
|
12.86
|
Mark Isler
|
610,465
|
11.99
|
Miles Everett
|
323,672
|
6.36
|
Invalid or blank votes
|
1,635,418
|
24.31%
|
Total votes
|
5,090,666
|
100.00
|
Voter turnout
|
32.57%
|
County
|
Eastin
|
Votes
|
Tuchman
|
Votes
|
Carpenter
|
Votes
|
Isler
|
Votes
|
Everett
|
Votes
|
San Francisco
|
62.14%
|
83,717
|
16.16%
|
21,766
|
11.48%
|
15,466
|
5.69%
|
7,672
|
4.53%
|
6,099
|
Alameda
|
58.64%
|
142,767
|
17.82%
|
43,396
|
10.44%
|
25,420
|
7.49%
|
18,228
|
5.61%
|
13,665
|
Marin
|
54.74%
|
32,946
|
21.90%
|
13,179
|
10.28%
|
6,187
|
8.04%
|
4,841
|
5.04%
|
3,031
|
Yolo
|
53.07%
|
18,460
|
22.33%
|
7,766
|
9.13%
|
3,175
|
9.97%
|
3,467
|
5.50%
|
1,913
|
Santa Clara
|
50.96%
|
132,970
|
23.33%
|
60,865
|
10.44%
|
27,245
|
9.21%
|
24,040
|
6.06%
|
15,816
|
San Mateo
|
50.80%
|
60,598
|
21.61%
|
25,779
|
12.52%
|
14,938
|
8.58%
|
10,240
|
6.48%
|
7,725
|
Santa Cruz
|
50.05%
|
27,364
|
23.44%
|
12,816
|
11.20%
|
6,122
|
9.76%
|
5,338
|
5.54%
|
3,030
|
Sierra
|
48.81%
|
679
|
21.21%
|
295
|
9.92%
|
138
|
13.80%
|
192
|
6.25%
|
87
|
San Benito
|
48.15%
|
4,737
|
23.22%
|
2,284
|
11.72%
|
1,153
|
11.34%
|
1,116
|
5.57%
|
548
|
Contra Costa
|
47.89%
|
89,424
|
24.04%
|
44,882
|
11.97%
|
22,348
|
10.50%
|
19,609
|
5.60%
|
10,461
|
San Luis Obispo
|
47.86%
|
28,916
|
24.78%
|
14,973
|
10.40%
|
6,282
|
11.67%
|
7,051
|
5.28%
|
3,190
|
Plumas
|
46.98%
|
2,981
|
21.48%
|
1,363
|
11.82%
|
750
|
13.96%
|
886
|
5.75%
|
365
|
Sonoma
|
46.40%
|
46,968
|
23.98%
|
24,279
|
12.38%
|
12,530
|
10.12%
|
10,242
|
7.12%
|
7,211
|
Sacramento
|
46.18%
|
108,442
|
23.60%
|
55,430
|
10.01%
|
23,509
|
13.86%
|
32,542
|
6.35%
|
14,908
|
Lassen
|
45.82%
|
2,894
|
21.17%
|
1,337
|
11.05%
|
698
|
13.63%
|
861
|
8.33%
|
526
|
Nevada
|
45.72%
|
12,529
|
26.46%
|
7,251
|
10.18%
|
2,790
|
12.15%
|
3,329
|
5.49%
|
1,505
|
Santa Barbara
|
45.44%
|
35,681
|
25.31%
|
19,877
|
11.59%
|
9,103
|
12.23%
|
9,605
|
5.42%
|
4,257
|
Monterey
|
45.28%
|
26,637
|
26.29%
|
15,467
|
11.71%
|
6,887
|
10.96%
|
6,445
|
5.77%
|
3,392
|
Alpine
|
45.05%
|
205
|
19.34%
|
88
|
16.48%
|
75
|
12.31%
|
56
|
6.81%
|
31
|
Napa
|
45.04%
|
13,617
|
26.42%
|
7,986
|
12.45%
|
3,764
|
10.43%
|
3,154
|
5.65%
|
1,709
|
Solano
|
45.00%
|
28,331
|
25.51%
|
16,063
|
11.50%
|
7,241
|
10.89%
|
6,858
|
7.09%
|
4,464
|
Modoc
|
44.74%
|
1,315
|
23.85%
|
701
|
12.18%
|
358
|
12.56%
|
369
|
6.67%
|
196
|
Amador
|
43.73%
|
4,339
|
24.03%
|
2,384
|
10.37%
|
1,029
|
15.63%
|
1,551
|
6.24%
|
619
|
Calaveras
|
43.51%
|
5,280
|
21.22%
|
2,575
|
11.83%
|
1,436
|
15.49%
|
1,880
|
7.95%
|
965
|
Los Angeles
|
42.87%
|
503,160
|
25.42%
|
298,377
|
13.97%
|
163,986
|
10.82%
|
126,967
|
6.93%
|
81,307
|
Placer
|
42.73%
|
22,876
|
25.47%
|
13,637
|
10.71%
|
5,734
|
14.88%
|
7,967
|
6.21%
|
3,322
|
Mono
|
42.41%
|
1,117
|
22.97%
|
605
|
12.98%
|
342
|
13.25%
|
349
|
8.39%
|
221
|
Humboldt
|
42.36%
|
12,837
|
23.84%
|
7,225
|
13.47%
|
4,083
|
13.36%
|
4,048
|
6.97%
|
2,113
|
Stanislaus
|
41.89%
|
25,428
|
20.36%
|
12,357
|
14.92%
|
9,060
|
16.68%
|
10,123
|
6.16%
|
3,739
|
Mendocino
|
41.75%
|
7,971
|
26.00%
|
4,965
|
13.81%
|
2,637
|
10.77%
|
2,056
|
7.67%
|
1,465
|
Colusa
|
41.34%
|
1,418
|
26.27%
|
901
|
11.11%
|
381
|
14.87%
|
510
|
6.41%
|
220
|
Tuolumne
|
40.80%
|
5,674
|
24.57%
|
3,417
|
11.81%
|
1,643
|
16.73%
|
2,326
|
6.09%
|
847
|
El Dorado
|
40.67%
|
15,229
|
25.54%
|
9,562
|
11.39%
|
4,264
|
15.22%
|
5,701
|
7.18%
|
2,689
|
Lake
|
40.47%
|
5,434
|
22.09%
|
2,966
|
16.38%
|
2,199
|
14.30%
|
1,920
|
6.77%
|
909
|
Butte
|
40.40%
|
18,819
|
32.11%
|
14,958
|
9.18%
|
4,274
|
12.77%
|
5,947
|
5.55%
|
2,584
|
San Joaquin
|
40.34%
|
33,364
|
28.32%
|
23,423
|
11.35%
|
9,386
|
14.38%
|
11,892
|
5.61%
|
4,642
|
Del Norte
|
40.18%
|
2,290
|
20.02%
|
1,141
|
17.74%
|
1,011
|
14.88%
|
848
|
7.18%
|
409
|
Siskiyou
|
40.15%
|
4,556
|
27.82%
|
3,157
|
13.90%
|
1,577
|
11.56%
|
1,312
|
6.57%
|
746
|
San Diego
|
38.96%
|
163,753
|
27.11%
|
113,952
|
13.75%
|
57,770
|
13.98%
|
58,757
|
6.20%
|
26,064
|
Ventura
|
38.50%
|
49,313
|
28.18%
|
36,095
|
14.83%
|
19,001
|
12.56%
|
16,090
|
5.93%
|
7,596
|
Trinity
|
38.48%
|
1,421
|
26.59%
|
982
|
13.81%
|
510
|
13.51%
|
499
|
7.61%
|
281
|
San Bernardino
|
38.40%
|
71,053
|
27.10%
|
50,141
|
13.85%
|
25,624
|
13.40%
|
24,788
|
7.25%
|
13,423
|
Fresno
|
38.19%
|
41,516
|
27.35%
|
29,733
|
15.51%
|
16,864
|
13.72%
|
14,913
|
5.22%
|
5,676
|
Yuba
|
37.99%
|
3,986
|
26.99%
|
2,831
|
12.08%
|
1,267
|
15.45%
|
1,621
|
7.49%
|
786
|
Merced
|
37.52%
|
9,203
|
24.84%
|
6,093
|
19.88%
|
4,877
|
12.10%
|
2,967
|
5.66%
|
1,388
|
Inyo
|
36.95%
|
1,773
|
22.15%
|
1,063
|
13.82%
|
663
|
15.04%
|
722
|
12.04%
|
578
|
Sutter
|
36.79%
|
6,130
|
28.52%
|
4,753
|
16.90%
|
1,985
|
11.91%
|
2,816
|
5.88%
|
980
|
Mariposa
|
35.67%
|
1,916
|
24.41%
|
1,311
|
13.11%
|
704
|
19.98%
|
1,073
|
6.83%
|
367
|
Tulare
|
35.32%
|
16,415
|
30.06%
|
13,974
|
13.93%
|
6,477
|
14.40%
|
6,693
|
6.29%
|
2,922
|
Riverside
|
35.15%
|
69,018
|
26.88%
|
52,789
|
15.49%
|
30,413
|
15.39%
|
30,222
|
7.09%
|
13,922
|
Glenn
|
34.03%
|
2,167
|
32.34%
|
2,059
|
13.13%
|
836
|
14.62%
|
931
|
5.87%
|
374
|
Orange
|
33.96%
|
134,218
|
32.65%
|
129,064
|
13.17%
|
52,050
|
13.89%
|
54,911
|
6.33%
|
25,038
|
Madera
|
33.19%
|
6,098
|
28.60%
|
5,256
|
13.74%
|
2,525
|
18.73%
|
3,442
|
5.74%
|
1,054
|
Tehama
|
33.01%
|
4,624
|
27.29%
|
3,823
|
15.62%
|
2,188
|
17.31%
|
2,425
|
6.77%
|
949
|
Kings
|
32.26%
|
5,188
|
24.35%
|
3,916
|
17.75%
|
2,855
|
18.69%
|
3,006
|
6.96%
|
1,119
|
Shasta
|
31.52%
|
10,691
|
34.23%
|
11,610
|
12.59%
|
4,271
|
15.64%
|
5,305
|
6.01%
|
2,038
|
Kern
|
30.26%
|
25,361
|
31.15%
|
26,106
|
13.07%
|
10,951
|
17.74%
|
14,871
|
7.78%
|
6,516
|
Imperial
|
27.66%
|
5,302
|
28.71%
|
5,503
|
19.90%
|
3,814
|
15.00%
|
2,875
|
8.74%
|
1,675
|