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November 3, 1998 General
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State

Governor

  • Gray Davis, Democratic
    4,858,817 votes 58.0%
  • Dan Lungren, Republican
    3,216,749 votes 38.4%
  • Dan Hamburg, Green
    104,117 votes 1.3%
  • Steve W. Kubby, Libertarian
    73,823 votes 0.9%
  • Gloria Estela La Riva, Peace and Freedom
    59,181 votes 0.7%
  • Philip Ashamallah, Democratic (Write-In)
    50,434 votes 0.7%
  • Nathan E. Johnson, American Independent
    37,955 votes 0.4%
  • Harold H. Bloomfield, Natural Law
    31,226 votes 0.3%
  • Gale Shangold (Write-In)
  • Lark D. Jursek (Write-In)
  • Holden Charles Hollom (Write-In)

Lieutenant Governor

  • Cruz M. Bustamante, Democratic
    4,288,899 votes 52.7%
  • Tim Leslie, Republican
    3,159,789 votes 38.9%
  • Sara Amir, Green
    247,702 votes 3.1%
  • Thomas M. Tryon, Libertarian
    167,457 votes 2.0%
  • Jaime Luis Gomez, Peace and Freedom
    109,826 votes 1.3%
  • George M. McCoy, American Independent
    92,293 votes 1.1%
  • James J. Mangia, Reform
    74,148 votes 0.9%
  • Eli Green (Write-In)
    63,688 votes 0.9%

Secretary of State

  • Bill Jones, Republican
    3,783,665 votes 47.1%
  • Michela Alioto, Democratic
    3,693,927 votes 45.9%
  • Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
    216,751 votes 2.7%
  • Jane Ann Bialosky, Natural Law
    103,523 votes 1.3%
  • Carolyn Rae Short, American Independent
    100,225 votes 1.2%
  • Israel Feuer, Peace and Freedom
    78,788 votes 0.9%
  • Valli Sharpe-Geisler, Reform
    72,924 votes 0.9%

State Controller

  • Kathleen Connell, Democratic
    4,874,097 votes 61.0%
  • Ruben Barrales, Republican
    2,652,115 votes 33.2%
  • Pamela J. Pescosolido, Libertarian
    147,343 votes 1.9%
  • Alfred L. "Al" Burgess, American Independent
    108,795 votes 1.3%
  • Denise L. Jackson, Reform
    100,644 votes 1.2%
  • C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
    68,697 votes 0.8%
  • Iris Adam, Natural Law
    50,955 votes 0.6%

State Treasurer

Attorney General

Insurance Commissioner

  • Chuck Quackenbush, Republican
    4,005,343 votes 49.9%
  • Diane Martinez, Democratic
    3,518,178 votes 43.8%
  • Dale F. Ogden, Libertarian
    169,867 votes 2.2%
  • Barbara Bourdette, Natural Law
    130,755 votes 1.6%
  • Gary R. Ramos, Peace and Freedom
    116,036 votes 1.4%
  • Merton D. Short, American Independent
    92,950 votes 1.1%

Board of Equalization; District 3

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

US Legislative

United States Senator

  • Barbara Boxer, Democratic
    4,410,056 votes 53.1%
  • Matt Fong, Republican
    3,575,078 votes 43.1%
  • Ted Brown, Libertarian
    93,926 votes 1.2%
  • Timothy R. Erich, Reform
    82,918 votes 1.0%
  • H. Joseph Perrin, Sr., American Independent
    54,699 votes 0.6%
  • Ophie C. Beltran, Peace and Freedom
    48,685 votes 0.5%
  • Brian M. Rees, Natural Law
    46,543 votes 0.5%

United States Representative; District 48

  • Ron Packard, Republican
    138,948 votes 76.9%
  • Sharon K. Miles, Natural Law
    23,262 votes 12.9%
  • Daniel L. Muhe, Libertarian
    18,509 votes 10.2%

United States Representative; District 49 (Basic info only)

  • Brian P. Bilbray, Republican
    90,516 votes 48.8%
  • Christine T. Kehoe, Democratic
    86,400 votes 46.6%
  • Ernest Lippe, Libertarian
    3,327 votes 1.8%
  • Julia F. Simon, Natural Law
    2,829 votes 1.5%
  • Janice Jordan, Peace and Freedom
    2,447 votes 1.3%

United States Representative; District 50 (Basic info only)

  • Bob Filner, Democratic
    77,354 votes 100.0%
  • Petra E. Barajas, Republican (Write-In)
    65,282 votes 100.0%
  • Jon Parungoa (Write-In)

United States Representative; District 51 (Basic info only)

  • Randy "Duke" Cunningham, Republican
    126,229 votes 61.1%
  • Dan Kripke, Democratic
    71,706 votes 34.6%
  • Jack Anderson, Libertarian
    5,411 votes 2.6%
  • Eric H. Bourdette, Natural Law
    3,532 votes 1.7%
  • Don J. Pando (Write-In)
    3,050 votes 1.7%

United States Representative; District 52 (Basic info only)

  • Duncan Hunter, Republican
    116,251 votes 75.8%
  • Lynn Badler, Libertarian
    21,933 votes 14.2%
  • Adrienne Pelton, Natural Law
    15,380 votes 10.0%
  • Bill Warren, Republican (Write-In)
    13,325 votes 10.0%

CA Legislative

State Senator; District 36

  • Ray Haynes, Republican
    127,531 votes 60.1%
  • George M. Swift, Democratic
    84,683 votes 39.9%

State Senator; District 38

  • Bill Morrow, Republican
    136,889 votes 60.3%
  • Madelene Arakelian, Democratic
    74,597 votes 32.9%
  • Barbara Blair, Natural Law
    5,828 votes 2.6%
  • Gene Carl, Independent
    5,504 votes 2.4%
  • Paul King, Libertarian
    4,315 votes 1.8%

State Senator; District 40 (Basic info only)

  • Steve Peace, Democratic
    103,669 votes 66.4%
  • Bob Divine, Republican
    47,490 votes 30.3%
  • David N. Graham, Libertarian
    5,192 votes 3.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 66

  • Bruce Thompson, Republican
    78,961 votes 61.8%
  • Patsy Hockersmith, Democratic
    48,949 votes 38.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 73

Member of the State Assembly; District 74 (Basic info only)

  • Howard Kaloogian, Republican
    66,049 votes 57.0%
  • William F. "Bill" Fitzgerald, Democratic
    44,809 votes 38.7%
  • Aditi Gentsch, Natural Law
    2,707 votes 2.3%
  • Stephen C. Dorsey, Libertarian
    2,408 votes 2.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 75 (Basic info only)

  • Charlene Zettel, Republican
    79,365 votes 64.4%
  • David Debus, Democratic
    34,407 votes 27.9%
  • Donna Tello, Libertarian
    6,017 votes 4.8%
  • William S. Cowling, III, Natural Law
    3,630 votes 2.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 76 (Basic info only)

  • Susan A. Davis, Democratic
    70,244 votes 65.4%
  • Duane A. Admire, Republican
    34,143 votes 31.7%
  • Edward M. Teyssier, Libertarian
    3,159 votes 2.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 77 (Basic info only)

  • Steve Baldwin, Republican
    56,622 votes 57.8%
  • Margaret "Marge" Carlson, Democratic
    37,962 votes 38.8%
  • Elizabeth Meyers, Libertarian
    3,378 votes 3.4%

Member of the State Assembly; District 78 (Basic info only)

  • Howard Wayne, Democratic
    65,566 votes 56.7%
  • Jean Roesch, Republican
    44,484 votes 38.4%
  • John Murphy, Libertarian
    3,551 votes 3.0%
  • Stuart Knoles, Natural Law
    2,228 votes 1.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 79 (Basic info only)

  • Denise Moreno Ducheny, Democratic
    39,636 votes 76.5%
  • Carl Hurum Kinz, Republican
    12,226 votes 23.5%

Judicial

California Supreme Court

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 4 Division 1

  • Daniel J. Kremer
    1,030,251 votes 74.9%
  • James A. McIntyre
    1,012,507 votes 74.5%
  • Alex C. McDonald
    1,004,772 votes 73.9%

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 4 Division 2

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 4 Division 3

  • David G. Sills
    998,091 votes 75.1%
  • William W. Bedsworth
    969,025 votes 73.9%
  • Edward J. Wallin
    940,915 votes 71.2%
  • W. F. "Bill" Rylaarsdam
    920,807 votes 70.1%

State Propositions

Proposition 1A Class Size Reduction Kindergarten- University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1998.
4,886,570 / 62.5% Yes votes ...... 2,934,131 / 37.5% No votes
This nine billion two hundred million dollar ($9,200,000,000) bond issue will provide funding for necessary education facilities for at least four years for class size reduction, to relieve overcrowding and accommodate student enrollment growth and to repair older schools and for wiring and cabling for education technology. Funds will also be used to upgrade and build new classrooms in community colleges, the California State University, and the University of California. These bonds may be used only for eligible construction projects. Fiscal Impact: State cost of about $15.2 billion to pay off both the principal ($9.2 billion) and interest ($6 billion) on the bonds. The average payment for principal and interest over 25 years would be about $600 million per year. State cost of $160 million to offset all or part of school-related development fees borne by certain homebuyers and renters.

Proposition 1 Property Taxes: Contaminated Property.
5,366,159 / 71.1% Yes votes ...... 2,185,831 / 28.9% No votes
Amends article XIII A of the Constitution, added by Proposition 13, to allow repair or replacement of environmentally-contaminated property or structures without increasing the tax valuation of original or replacement property. Fiscal Impact: Property tax revenue losses probably less than $1 million annually in the near term to schools, counties, cities, and special districts. School revenue losses (about half of total) would be made up by the state.

Proposition 2 Transportation: Funding.
5,519,390 / 75.4% Yes votes ...... 1,801,685 / 24.6% No votes
Imposes repayment conditions on loans of transportation revenues to the General Fund and local entities. Designates local transportation funds as trust funds and requires a transportation purpose for their use. Fiscal Impact: Not likely to have any fiscal impact on state and local governments.

Proposition 3 Partisan Presidential Primary Elections.
3,424,127 / 46.1% Yes votes ...... 3,994,091 / 53.9% No votes
Changes existing open primary law to require closed, partisan primary for purposes of selecting delegates to national political party presidential nominating conventions. Limits voting for such delegates to voters registered by political party. Provides partisan ballots to be voted only by members of the particular party. Fiscal Impact: Minor costs to state and county governments statewide.

Proposition 4 Trapping Practices. Bans Use of Specified Traps and Animal Poisons.
4,485,030 / 57.5% Yes votes ...... 3,324,133 / 42.5% No votes
Prohibits trapping fur-bearing or nongame mammals with specified traps. Prohibits commerce in fur of animals so trapped. Generally prohibits steel-jawed leghold traps on mammals. Prohibits use of specified poisons on animals. Fiscal Impact: Unknown state and local costs of several hundred thousand to in the range of a couple of million dollars annually, depending on workload and effectiveness of alternative trapping methods.

Proposition 5 Tribal-State Gaming Compacts. Tribal Casinos.
5,090,452 / 62.4% Yes votes ...... 3,070,358 / 37.6% No votes
Specifies terms and conditions of mandatory compact between state and Indian tribes for gambling on tribal land. Allows slot machines and banked card games at tribal casinos. Fiscal Impact: Uncertain impact on state and local revenues, depending on the growth in gambling on Indian lands in California. Effect could range from little impact to significant annual revenue increases.

Proposition 6 Criminal Law. Prohibition on Slaughter of Horses and Sale of Horsemeat for Human Consumption.
4,670,524 / 59.4% Yes votes ...... 3,194,570 / 40.6% No votes
Makes possession, transfer, or receipt of horses for slaughter for human consumption a felony. Makes sale of horsemeat for human consumption a misdemeanor. Fiscal Impact: Probably minor, if any, law enforcement and incarceration costs.

Proposition 7 Air Quality Improvement. Tax Credits.
3,313,816 / 43.6% Yes votes ...... 4,282,557 / 56.4% No votes
Authorizes $218 million in state tax credits annually, until January 2011, to encourage air-emissions reductions through the acquisition, conversion, and retrofitting of vehicles and equipment. Fiscal Impact: Annual state revenue loss averaging tens of millions to over a hundred million dollars, to beyond 2010. Annually, through 2010-11: state cost of about $4.7 million; additional local revenues, potentially in the millions of dollars. Potential unknown long-term savings.

Proposition 8 Public Schools. Permanent Class Size Reduction. Parent-Teacher Councils. Teacher Credentialing. Pupil Suspension for Drug Possession. Chief Inspector's Office.
2,913,430 / 36.8% Yes votes ...... 4,989,466 / 63.2% No votes
Permanent class size reduction funding for districts establishing parent-teacher councils. Requires testing for teacher credentialing; pupil suspension for drug possession. Fiscal Impact: Creates up to $60 million in new state programs, offset in part by existing funds and fees. Local school districts' costs potentially in the high tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 9 Electric Utilities. Assessments. Bonds.
2,064,623 / 26.5% Yes votes ...... 5,710,140 / 73.5% No votes
Prohibits assessment of taxes, bonds, surcharges to pay costs of nuclear power plants. Limits recovery by electric companies for costs of non-nuclear power plants. Prohibits issuance of rate reduction bonds. Fiscal Impact: State government net revenue reductions potentially in the high tens of millions of dollars annually through 2001-02. Local government net revenue reductions potentially in the tens of millions of dollars annually through 2001-02.

Proposition 10 State and County Early Childhood Development Programs. Additional Tobacco Surtax.
4,042,466 / 50.5% Yes votes ...... 3,962,738 / 49.5% No votes
Creates state and county commissions to establish early childhood development and smoking prevention programs. Imposes additional taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products. Fiscal Impact: New revenues and expenditures of $400 million in 1998-99 and $750 million annually. Reduced revenues for Proposition 99 programs of $18 million in 1998-99 and $7 million annually. Other minor revenue increases and potential unknown savings.

Proposition 11 Local Sales and Use Taxes-- Revenue Sharing
3,896,675 / 53.4% Yes votes ...... 3,408,640 / 46.6% No votes
This measure would authorize local governments to voluntarily enter into sales tax revenue sharing agreements by a two-thirds vote of the local city council or board of supervisors of each participating jurisdiction. Fiscal Impact: No net change in total sales tax revenues going to cities and counties. Potential shift of sales tax revenues among cities and counties.

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