1998 California Secretary of State election
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Nominee Bill Jones Michela Alioto
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 3,785,069 3,695,344
Percentage 47.00% 45.89%
County results
Jones:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Alioto:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      60–70%
Sec. of State before election

Bill Jones
Republican

Elected Sec. of State

Bill Jones
Republican

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The 1998 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Republican incumbent, Bill Jones, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Michela Alioto. As of 2022, this was the last time a Republican was elected California Secretary of State.

Primary results

Final results from California Secretary of State.[1]

Peace & Freedom

California Secretary of State Peace & Freedom primary, 1998
Candidate Votes %
Israel Feuer 64,063 50.20
Marisa Helene Palyvos-Story 63,546 49.80
Total votes 127,609 100.00

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 1998 (Others)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Jones 2,615,933 100.00
Democratic Michela Alioto 2,043,616 100.00
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 183,963 100.00
Natural Law Jane Ann Bialosky 103,320 100.00
American Independent Carolyn Rae Short 82,014 100.00
Reform Valli Sharpe-Geisler 67,172 100.00
Green Israel Feuer (write-in) 22 100.00

General election results

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

1998 Secretary of State election, California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Jones (incumbent) 3,785,069 47.00
Democratic Michela Alioto 3,695,344 45.89
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 216,853 2.69
Natural Law Jane Ann Bialosky 103,631 1.29
American Independent Carolyn Rae Short 100,265 1.25
Peace and Freedom Israel Feuer 78,837 0.98
Reform Valli Sharpe-Geisler 72,949 0.91
Invalid or blank votes 477,780 5.54
Total votes 8,529,948 100.00
Turnout   41.32
Republican hold

Results by county

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

County Jones Votes Alioto Votes Lightfoot Votes Others Votes
Tulare 66.29% 47,656 29.17% 20,973 1.82% 1,308 2.72% 1,953
Madera 64.30% 16,616 29.32% 7,578 3.15% 813 3.23% 835
Glenn 63.77% 4,667 29.05% 2,126 2.66% 195 4.52% 331
Sutter 63.31% 13,566 30.39% 6,511 2.35% 504 3.95% 846
Modoc 62.83% 2,140 28.21% 961 3.20% 109 5.75% 196
Colusa 61.81% 2,916 32.17% 1,518 2.33% 110 3.69% 174
Fresno 60.88% 100,967 33.61% 55,732 2.09% 3,468 3.42% 5,670
Orange 60.82% 417,101 31.98% 219,292 2.90% 19,886 4.31% 29,540
Kern 60.76% 83,861 31.37% 43,303 3.37% 4,651 4.50% 6,214
Placer 60.64% 52,309 31.83% 27,460 3.69% 3,187 3.83% 3,304
Mariposa 60.26% 4,214 31.06% 2,172 4.50% 315 4.18% 292
El Dorado 59.60% 33,431 32.74% 18,363 3.53% 1,981 4.14% 2,320
Shasta 59.57% 30,860 32.44% 16,804 3.17% 1,642 4.82% 2,498
Inyo 59.38% 3,884 32.00% 2,093 3.46% 226 5.17% 338
Lassen 59.02% 4,757 31.69% 2,554 3.37% 272 5.92% 477
Plumas 58.95% 4,909 33.76% 2,811 3.06% 255 4.23% 352
Sierra 58.42% 985 30.07% 507 5.22% 88 6.29% 106
Kings 58.02% 12,769 35.44% 7,800 2.19% 482 4.35% 958
Tehama 57.91% 10,408 33.20% 5,967 3.34% 601 5.54% 996
Nevada 57.90% 21,830 34.80% 13,121 3.00% 1,132 4.29% 1,619
Amador 57.03% 7,427 36.62% 4,769 3.10% 404 3.24% 422
Mono 56.62% 1,881 34.95% 1,161 4.39% 146 4.03% 134
Butte 55.70% 35,597 35.87% 22,923 3.09% 1,977 5.33% 3,407
San Luis Obispo 55.24% 45,957 37.51% 31,209 3.25% 2,707 3.99% 3,320
Siskiyou 55.02% 8,838 36.83% 5,916 3.47% 558 4.67% 750
Yuba 54.85% 7,187 36.48% 4,780 3.34% 437 5.33% 698
Calaveras 54.39% 8,551 36.00% 5,660 5.47% 860 4.13% 650
Del Norte 54.15% 3,888 36.28% 2,605 3.31% 238 6.25% 449
San Diego 54.07% 378,508 38.26% 267,842 2.98% 20,877 4.68% 32,793
Riverside 53.72% 175,820 38.66% 126,525 2.85% 9,313 4.78% 15,628
Tuolumne 53.65% 10,493 38.99% 7,625 3.37% 660 3.98% 779
Ventura 53.62% 107,178 38.16% 76,262 3.08% 6,159 5.14% 10,267
Stanislaus 52.49% 51,195 41.81% 40,779 2.42% 2,356 3.28% 3,197
Merced 52.12% 20,202 42.25% 16,376 1.94% 752 3.70% 1,433
San Bernardino 51.75% 165,958 40.46% 129,745 2.95% 9,450 4.84% 15,515
Alpine 51.47% 281 36.08% 197 3.48% 19 8.97% 49
Sacramento 51.44% 179,866 42.37% 148,171 2.35% 8,210 3.85% 13,446
Santa Barbara 51.21% 60,686 40.99% 48,583 2.89% 3,423 4.91% 5,820
Trinity 51.07% 2,474 35.84% 1,736 5.43% 263 7.66% 371
San Joaquin 50.52% 61,558 43.00% 52,391 2.46% 2,992 4.03% 4,911
Napa 49.32% 20,434 42.33% 17,538 2.86% 1,187 5.49% 2,274
Humboldt 47.63% 21,315 39.76% 17,792 4.31% 1,931 8.30% 3,714
San Benito 44.70% 5,641 47.33% 5,973 2.77% 349 5.21% 658
Imperial 44.32% 10,065 46.18% 10,487 2.72% 617 6.79% 1,542
Lake 44.22% 8,154 48.77% 8,993 2.77% 510 4.24% 782
Monterey 43.67% 38,429 49.10% 43,211 2.49% 2,192 4.74% 4,171
Contra Costa 42.70% 125,085 51.25% 150,130 2.54% 7,446 3.51% 10,291
Santa Clara 41.68% 167,262 51.12% 205,142 2.81% 11,265 4.39% 17,617
Yolo 40.99% 19,921 52.74% 25,628 2.25% 1,093 4.02% 1,954
Mendocino 40.28% 11,154 48.24% 13,359 4.03% 1,115 7.45% 2,064
Solano 39.97% 39,533 53.82% 53,233 2.17% 2,144 4.05% 4,008
Los Angeles 39.81% 752,737 53.66% 1,014,648 2.34% 44,309 4.19% 79,194
Sonoma 39.76% 61,397 51.10% 78,902 3.32% 5,134 5.82% 8,980
Marin 39.73% 38,596 53.53% 52,006 2.41% 2,337 4.33% 4,211
San Mateo 38.03% 75,651 56.40% 112,194 2.17% 4,318 3.39% 6,749
Santa Cruz 34.00% 27,891 55.40% 45,450 3.92% 3,219 6.68% 5,479
Alameda 29.50% 108,071 62.88% 230,346 2.70% 9,887 4.93% 18,048
San Francisco 22.53% 50,342 70.46% 157,411 2.14% 4,774 4.87% 10,888

See also

References

  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. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2008.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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