California Secretary of State election, 1998

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


nominee1 = Bill Jones
party1 = California Republican Party
popular_vote1 = 3,785,069
percentage1 = 47.00


nominee2 = Michela Alioto
party2 = California Democratic Party
popular_vote2 = 3,695,344
percentage2 = 45.89
map_

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map_size = 300px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Sec. of State
before_election = Bill Jones
before_party = California Republican Party
after_election = Bill Jones
after_party = California Republican Party

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.

Primary results

Final results from California Secretary of State [ [http://primary98.ss.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 1998 Primary Election] ] .

Peace & Freedom

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Israel Feuer
votes = 64,063
percentage = 50.20Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Marisa Helene Palyvos-Story
votes = 63,546
percentage = 49.80Election box total no party no change
votes = 127,609
percentage = 100.00

Others

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bill Jones
votes = 2,615,933
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Michela Alioto
votes = 2,043,616
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Gail Lightfoot
votes = 183,963
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Jane Ann Bialosky
votes = 103,320
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Carolyn Rae Short
votes = 82,014
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Valli Sharpe-Geisler
votes = 67,172
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Israel Feuer (write-in)
votes = 22
percentage = 100.00

General election results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California [ [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1998 General Election] ] .Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bill Jones (incumbent)
votes = 3,785,069
percentage = 47.00Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Michela Alioto
votes = 3,695,344
percentage = 45.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Gail Lightfoot
votes = 216,853
percentage = 2.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Jane Ann Bialosky
votes = 103,631
percentage = 1.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Carolyn Rae Short
votes = 100,265
percentage = 1.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Israel Feuer
votes = 78,837
percentage = 0.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Valli Sharpe-Geisler
votes = 72,949
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 Republican Party

Results by county

Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [http://vote98.sos.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV7-9.pdf]

ee also

*California state elections, 1998
*State of California
*Secretary of State of California

References