The 1998
California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1998. The
primary elections took place on June 2, 1998.
State Assemblyman and Speaker of the Assembly
Cruz Bustamante, the
Democratic nominee, decisively defeated the
Republican nominee,
State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.
Description
A state senator is a member of an upper house in the bicameral legislatures of 49 U ...
Tim Leslie, to succeed the incumbent
Gray Davis
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the 37th governor of California from 1999 to 2003. In 2003, only a few months into his second term, Davis was recalled and remov ...
, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for
governor.
Primary Results
Final results from the
Secretary of State of CaliforniaCA Secretary of State - Vote98 - Official Results
Democratic
Candidates
* Cruz Bustamante, Speaker of the California State Assembly
* Tony Miller, Former Acting Secretary of State
* Larry K. Reed
Republican
Candidates
* Tim Leslie
Robert Timothy Leslie (born February 4, 1942) is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party in US.
Early life and education
Born in Ashland, Oregon, Leslie moved to California w ...
, State Senator
* Noel Hentschel, Businessman
* Dick Mountjoy, State Senator
* Ingrid Lundberg
Peace and Freedom
Others
General election results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California
Results by county
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.
See also
* California state elections, 1998
*State of California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
*Lieutenant Governor of California
The lieutenant governor of California is the second highest executive officer of the government of the U.S. state of California. The lieutenant governor is elected to serve a four-year term and can serve a maximum of two terms. In addition to l ...
*List of Lieutenant Governors of California
Below is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of California, 1849 to present. In California, the Lieutenant Governor and the Governor do not run together on the same ticket. The Lieutenant Governor can therefore be affiliated with a di ...
References
External links
VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians
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1998 California elections
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...