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The 1998 California State Controller election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic incumbent, Kathleen Connell, defeated the Republican nominee, Ruben Barrales in a landslide, winning every county except three: Glenn, Kern, and Sutter. Every candidate was unopposed in the primary.[1]
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathleen Connell (incumbent) | 4,875,969 | 60.91 | |
| Republican | Ruben Barrales | 2,653,153 | 33.14 | |
| Libertarian | Pamela Pescosolido | 147,397 | 1.84 | |
| American Independent | Alfred "Al" L. Burgess | 108,847 | 1.36 | |
| Reform | Denise L. Jackson | 100,683 | 1.26 | |
| Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 68,738 | 0.86 | |
| Natural Law | Iris Adam | 50,990 | 0.64 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 615,361 | 7.14 | ||
| Total votes | 8,005,777 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 41.23 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[3]
| County | Connell | Votes | Barrales | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 78.56% | 171,562 | 15.02% | 32,795 | 6.42% | 14,039 |
| Alameda | 74.17% | 270,518 | 19.81% | 72,251 | 6.02% | 21,945 |
| Los Angeles | 69.12% | 1,316,570 | 26.06% | 496,311 | 4.82% | 91,826 |
| Marin | 68.86% | 66,502 | 25.93% | 25,042 | 5.21% | 5,031 |
| Santa Cruz | 66.92% | 54,112 | 23.97% | 19,377 | 9.11% | 7,366 |
| Solano | 65.17% | 64,058 | 28.39% | 27,907 | 6.44% | 6,331 |
| Sonoma | 64.34% | 98,043 | 27.90% | 42,519 | 7.76% | 11,829 |
| Yolo | 63.96% | 31,225 | 30.02% | 14,655 | 6.02% | 2,938 |
| Contra Costa | 63.87% | 180,837 | 30.37% | 85,988 | 5.75% | 16,288 |
| Lake | 62.87% | 11,458 | 30.46% | 5,551 | 6.67% | 1,216 |
| Santa Clara | 62.55% | 247,892 | 30.74% | 121,837 | 6.71% | 26,558 |
| Monterey | 62.25% | 54,430 | 31.08% | 27,176 | 6.67% | 5,826 |
| San Mateo | 61.98% | 122,172 | 33.14% | 65,312 | 4.88% | 9,619 |
| Napa | 61.24% | 25,063 | 31.98% | 13,089 | 6.77% | 2,771 |
| Merced | 61.12% | 23,495 | 33.86% | 13,016 | 5.01% | 1,927 |
| Imperial | 61.03% | 13,866 | 32.15% | 7,304 | 6.83% | 1,551 |
| San Benito | 60.23% | 7,517 | 32.51% | 4,057 | 7.27% | 907 |
| Mendocino | 59.76% | 16,355 | 28.16% | 7,707 | 12.08% | 3,305 |
| Humboldt | 59.69% | 26,119 | 28.75% | 12,579 | 11.57% | 5,062 |
| San Joaquin | 59.38% | 71,027 | 35.66% | 42,660 | 4.96% | 5,929 |
| San Bernardino | 58.04% | 187,167 | 35.82% | 115,498 | 6.13% | 19,806 |
| Stanislaus | 57.93% | 55,947 | 37.39% | 36,114 | 4.69% | 4,524 |
| Santa Barbara | 57.92% | 68,268 | 36.24% | 42,715 | 5.84% | 6,893 |
| Alpine | 57.85% | 317 | 33.21% | 182 | 8.93% | 49 |
| Del Norte | 57.84% | 4,115 | 33.18% | 2,361 | 8.99% | 639 |
| Sacramento | 57.57% | 201,012 | 36.76% | 128,345 | 5.67% | 19,779 |
| Ventura | 57.40% | 113,693 | 36.33% | 71,971 | 6.27% | 12,415 |
| Tuolumne | 56.85% | 11,139 | 37.98% | 7,442 | 5.17% | 1,014 |
| Amador | 56.78% | 7,379 | 38.07% | 4,947 | 5.15% | 669 |
| Kings | 55.99% | 12,247 | 38.10% | 8,333 | 5.93% | 1,294 |
| Riverside | 55.12% | 179,893 | 38.94% | 127,062 | 5.94% | 19,387 |
| San Luis Obispo | 54.30% | 45,125 | 39.83% | 33,098 | 5.88% | 4,879 |
| Calaveras | 53.88% | 8,447 | 38.83% | 6,087 | 7.29% | 1,142 |
| San Diego | 53.65% | 373,986 | 39.54% | 275,676 | 6.81% | 47,466 |
| Mono | 52.70% | 1,747 | 40.27% | 1,335 | 7.03% | 233 |
| Fresno | 52.60% | 85,682 | 41.56% | 67,694 | 5.84% | 9,524 |
| Trinity | 52.53% | 2,526 | 35.12% | 1,689 | 12.35% | 594 |
| Plumas | 52.06% | 4,307 | 41.51% | 3,434 | 6.43% | 532 |
| Lassen | 51.94% | 4,180 | 40.06% | 3,224 | 8.00% | 644 |
| Colusa | 51.63% | 2,433 | 43.59% | 2,054 | 4.77% | 225 |
| Tulare | 51.58% | 36,664 | 42.68% | 30,336 | 5.74% | 4,078 |
| Siskiyou | 51.29% | 8,155 | 41.08% | 6,532 | 7.63% | 1,214 |
| Yuba | 51.03% | 6,694 | 41.75% | 5,477 | 7.22% | 946 |
| Tehama | 50.77% | 9,045 | 40.82% | 7,273 | 8.42% | 1,498 |
| Madera | 50.56% | 12,948 | 43.33% | 11,097 | 6.11% | 1,563 |
| Mariposa | 50.42% | 3,492 | 41.63% | 2,883 | 7.96% | 551 |
| Butte | 49.68% | 31,291 | 43.28% | 27,258 | 7.04% | 4,435 |
| Orange | 49.32% | 332,375 | 44.30% | 298,543 | 6.39% | 43,058 |
| Nevada | 49.32% | 18,544 | 44.33% | 16,670 | 6.35% | 2,389 |
| Sierra | 49.14% | 826 | 39.20% | 659 | 11.66% | 196 |
| Inyo | 49.02% | 3,197 | 43.85% | 2,860 | 7.13% | 465 |
| El Dorado | 48.30% | 27,060 | 45.38% | 25,424 | 6.31% | 3,538 |
| Placer | 48.29% | 40,929 | 46.42% | 39,346 | 5.29% | 4,478 |
| Modoc | 48.26% | 1,634 | 43.15% | 1,461 | 8.59% | 291 |
| Kern | 46.91% | 63,500 | 47.14% | 63,812 | 5.94% | 8,053 |
| Shasta | 46.44% | 24,007 | 45.25% | 23,393 | 8.32% | 4,299 |
| Sutter | 46.19% | 9,829 | 48.37% | 10,293 | 5.45% | 1,159 |
| Glenn | 46.10% | 3,348 | 47.40% | 3,442 | 6.50% | 472 |
