California lieutenant governor election, 1998

Infobox Election
election_name = California lieutenant governor election, 1998
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = California lieutenant governor election, 1994
previous_year = 1994
next_election = California lieutenant governor election, 2002
next_year = 2002
election_date = November 3 1998


nominee1 = Cruz Bustamante
party1 = California Democratic Party
popular_vote1 = 4,290,473
percentage1 = 52.69


nominee2 = Tim Leslie
party2 = California Republican Party
popular_vote2 = 3,161,031
percentage2 = 38.82
map_

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map_size = 300px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Lt. Governor
before_election = Gray Davis
before_party = California Democratic Party
after_election = Cruz Bustamante
after_party = California Democratic Party

The 1998 California lieutenant governor election occurred on November 3 1998. The primary elections took place on June 2 1998. State Assemblyman and Speaker of the Assembly Cruz Bustamante, the Democratic nominee, decisively defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Tim Leslie, for the office previously held by incumbent Gray Davis, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for governor.

Primary Results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California [ [http://primary98.sos.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf CA Secretary of State - Vote98 - Official Results] ]

Democratic

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Cruz Bustamante
votes = 1,899,566
percentage = 73.14Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Tony Miller
votes = 473,848
percentage = 18.25Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Larry K. Reed
votes = 223,631
percentage = 8.61Election box total no party no change
votes = 2,597,045
percentage = 100.00

Republican

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Tim Leslie
votes = 898,831
percentage = 35.81Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Noel Hentschel
votes = 725,661
percentage = 28.91Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Dick Mountjoy
votes = 651,780
percentage = 25.97Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Ingrid Lundberg
votes = 233,403
percentage = 9.31Election box total no party no change
votes = 2,509,675
percentage = 100.00

Peace and Freedom

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Jaime Luis Gomez
votes = 75,760
percentage = 53.68Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Regina Lark
votes = 65,368
percentage = 46.32Election box total no party no change
votes = 141,128
percentage = 100.00

Others

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Sara Amir
votes = 151,408
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Thomas M. Tryon
votes = 107,226
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = James J. Mangia
votes = 42,383
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = George M. McCoy
votes = 40,376
percentage = 100.00

General election results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV4-6.pdf] Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Cruz Bustamante
votes = 4,290,473
percentage = 52.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tim Leslie
votes = 3,161,031
percentage = 38.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Sara Amir
votes = 247,897
percentage = 3.04Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Thomas Tryon
votes = 167,523
percentage = 2.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Jaime Luis Gomez
votes = 109,888
percentage = 1.35Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = George McCoy
votes = 92,349
percentage = 1.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = James Mangia
votes = 74,180
percentage = 0.91Election box invalid no change
votes = 477,780
percentage = 5.54Election box total no change
votes = 8,621,138
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 41.32Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

Results by county

Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV4-6.pdf]

ee also

*California state elections, 1998
*State of California
*Lieutenant Governor of California
*List of Lieutenant Governors of California

References

External links

* [http://www.votecircle.com VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians]
* [http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State]