1998 United States Senate election in California County results Boxer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Fong: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
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 [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Other primaries [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Final results from the Secretary of State of California .[2]
Shift by county Trend by county Republican — >15%
Republican — +12.5−15%
Republican — +10−12.5%
Republican — +7.5−10%
Republican — +5−7.5%
Republican — +2.5−5%
Republican — +0−2.5%
Democratic — +0−2.5%
Democratic — +2.5−5%
Democratic — +5−7.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +10−12.5%
Democratic — +12.5−15%
Democratic — >15%
County Boxer Votes Fong Votes Others Votes San Francisco 75.23% 179,889 21.93% 52,443 2.83% 6,777 Alameda 69.62% 266,329 27.37% 104,699 3.00% 11,520 Marin 65.41% 66,160 31.76% 32,118 2.83% 2,861 San Mateo 63.14% 130,064 33.87% 69,776 2.98% 6,146 Santa Cruz 62.75% 53,363 32.09% 27,293 5.16% 4,391 Sonoma 61.14% 96,170 34.14% 53,695 4.72% 7,424 Los Angeles 60.84% 1,198,403 35.78% 704,782 3.37% 66,603 Yolo 58.12% 28,491 38.10% 18,680 3.78% 1,852 Santa Clara 57.81% 242,600 38.21% 160,350 3.99% 16,733 Mendocino 57.73% 16,346 35.84% 10,147 6.44% 1,822 Contra Costa 57.52% 172,595 39.30% 117,922 3.18% 9,519 Solano 56.29% 56,772 39.71% 40,051 3.98% 4,027 Lake 54.84% 10,104 40.19% 7,406 4.97% 916 Napa 54.48% 22,654 41.01% 17,052 4.50% 1,874 Monterey 53.17% 46,651 42.63% 37,399 4.19% 3,688 Imperial 51.45% 11,597 41.47% 9,346 7.09% 1,596 San Benito 51.05% 6,428 44.02% 5,543 4.93% 620 Humboldt 50.60% 23,342 44.16% 20,371 5.25% 2,414 Sacramento 50.46% 180,389 45.86% 163,957 3.68% 13,144 Santa Barbara 49.53% 60,911 46.77% 57,512 3.71% 4,554 Merced 48.39% 19,008 47.45% 18,638 4.17% 1,634 San Joaquin 48.00% 59,312 48.10% 59,434 3.91% 4,830 San Bernardino 47.47% 155,093 47.32% 154,591 5.21% 17,033 Stanislaus 47.41% 47,238 48.74% 48,560 3.86% 3,841 Ventura 46.88% 97,207 48.92% 101,440 4.21% 8,716 San Diego 46.21% 339,658 49.22% 361,812 4.58% 33,575 Alpine 45.86% 249 49.17% 267 4.96% 27 Riverside 45.78% 151,287 49.63% 164,019 4.58% 15,152 Fresno 44.28% 75,570 51.81% 88,412 3.91% 6,670 San Luis Obispo 44.16% 37,178 51.93% 43,719 3.92% 3,293 Tuolumne 43.74% 8,752 51.43% 10,289 4.82% 966 Mono 42.84% 1,404 52.46% 1,719 4.70% 154 Kings 42.75% 9,338 52.87% 11,547 4.38% 957 Amador 42.21% 5,614 54.11% 7,197 3.68% 489 Del Norte 41.79% 2,992 52.84% 3,783 5.36% 384 Calaveras 41.44% 6,502 53.04% 8,321 5.53% 866 Nevada 41.17% 15,903 54.88% 21,200 3.95% 1,525 Yuba 41.01% 5,355 53.38% 6,971 5.60% 732 Butte 40.73% 26,540 53.89% 35,112 5.36% 3,503 Trinity 39.27% 1,875 52.06% 2,486 8.66% 414 Siskiyou 39.22% 6,162 55.17% 8,669 5.62% 882 Tulare 39.16% 28,284 56.99% 41,167 3.84% 2,782 Orange 39.05% 276,594 56.75% 401,960 4.19% 29,734 Placer 38.60% 34,160 57.70% 51,063 3.71% 3,278 El Dorado 38.54% 21,697 57.46% 32,345 4.00% 2,254 Mariposa 38.23% 2,690 56.05% 3,944 5.72% 402 Madera 37.55% 9,715 58.13% 15,042 4.32% 1,118 Inyo 37.25% 2,443 57.40% 3,764 5.35% 351 Colusa 37.08% 1,734 58.97% 2,758 3.95% 185 Tehama 36.98% 6,598 56.68% 10,112 6.34% 1,131 Kern 36.58% 51,476 59.25% 83,391 4.17% 5,870 Sutter 35.58% 7,716 60.81% 13,188 3.61% 783 Sierra 34.36% 582 59.50% 1,008 6.14% 104 Shasta 33.97% 17,790 60.01% 31,428 6.03% 3,151 Plumas 33.05% 2,718 61.52% 5,059 5.43% 446 Lassen 32.92% 2,624 60.34% 4,810 6.75% 538 Glenn 31.97% 2,321 62.47% 4,536 5.57% 404 Modoc 31.80% 1,068 60.99% 2,048 7.21% 242
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