The 1998 California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

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California State Senate

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...

 elections were held on November 3, 1998. Senate seats of even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. Democrats expanded their majority, winning a Republican-held seat and an Independent-held seat.

Overview

California State Senate elections, 1998
Party		Votes	Percentage	Not up	Incumbents	Open	Before	After	+/–
	Democratic California Democratic Party The California Democratic Party is the state branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California, headquartered in Sacramento. It is chaired by veteran Democratic politician and former United States Representative John L. Burton, who succeeded Art Torres in April 2009. It is the majority...	1,975,326	56.49%	10	5	8	23	25	+2
	Republican California Republican Party The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party chairman is Tom Del Beccaro and is based in Burbank, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The RPC also has a headquarters in Sacramento....	1,426,014	40.78%	10	3	3	16	15	-1
	Libertarian Libertarian Party of California The Libertarian Party of California is the California affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The state chair is Kevin Takenaga.- Libertarians in office in California :-See also:*David Bergland*Steve Kubby*James P. Gray*Gail Lightfoot*George Monty Davis...	57,738	1.65%	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Peace and Freedom Peace and Freedom Party (United States) The Peace and Freedom Party is a minor political party in California. Its first candidates appeared on the ballot in 1966, but the national party was officially founded in 1967 as a left-wing organization opposed to the Vietnam War. The party nominated Ralph Nader for President in the 2008 U.S...	26,277	0.75%	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Natural Law	5,828	0.17%	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	5,504	0.16%	0	0	1	1	0	-1
Invalid or blank votes		342,926	8.93%	—	—	—	—	—	—
Totals		3,839,613	100.00%	20	8	12	40	40	—

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State

California Secretary of State

The Secretary of State of California is the chief elections officer of that U.S. state. The Secretary of State is also responsible for the California State Archives, as well as chartering corporations. The Secretary of State is elected to four year terms, concurrent with the other constitutional...

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See also

• California State Assembly
  California State Assembly
  The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
  
  
• California State Assembly elections, 1998
  California State Assembly elections, 1998
  The 1998 California State Assembly elections were held November 3, 1998. California's State Assembly in its entirety comes up for election in even numbered years. Each seat has a two-year term and members are limited to three 2-year terms . All 80 biennially elected seats in the Assembly were up...
  
  
• California state elections, 1998
  California state elections, 1998
  California's state elections were held November 3, 1998. Necessary primary elections were held on March 3. Up for election were all the seats of the California State Assembly, 20 seats of the California Senate, seven constitutional officers, all the seats of the California Board of Equalization, as...
  
  
• California State Legislature
  California State Legislature
  The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members...
  
  
• California State Senate Districts
  California State Senate districts
  California's State Senate districts are numbered 1st through 40th.California's 1st State Senate districtCalifornia's 2nd State Senate districtCalifornia's 3rd State Senate districtCalifornia's 4th State Senate districtCalifornia's 5th State Senate district...
  
  
• Districts in California
  Districts in California
  There are several different types of districts in California. The U.S. state of California is geographically divided into various districts for political and administrative purposes.-Congressional Districts:...
  
  
• Political party strength in U.S. states
  Political party strength in U.S. states
  Throughout most of the 20th century, although the Republican and Democratic parties alternated in power at a national level, some states were so overwhelmingly dominated by one party that nomination was usually tantamount to election...