The 1998 United States Senate election in California was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Matt Fong.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Other primaries
General election
Candidates
- Ophie C. Beltran (Peace & Freedom)
- Barbara Boxer, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
- Ted Brown, perennial candidate (Libertarian)
- Timothy R. Erich (Reform)
- Matt Fong, State Treasurer (Republican)
- Joseph Perrin Sr. (American Independent)
- Brian M. Rees (Natural Law)
Results
Although the race was predicted to be fairly close, Boxer still defeated Fong by a ten-point margin. As expected, Boxer did very well in Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Results by county
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
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