California — 1998 governor election
Recent presidential results
1998 · GovernorCalifornia · GovernorGray DavisD+19.6
Candidates
California 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Gray Davis✓Democratic4,860,70258.0%
- Dan LungrenRepublican3,218,03038.4%
- Dan HamburgGreen104,1791.2%
- Steve W. KubbyLibertarian73,8450.9%
- Gloria Estela La RivaPeace and Freedom59,2180.7%
- Nathan E. JohnsonAmerican Independent37,9640.5%
- Harold H. BloomfieldNatural Law31,2370.4%
- Write-inWrite-in210.0%
Certified statewide canvass, all ballot lines. County-grain returns for this contest are in per_governor_county/1998-CA.json and match this canvass to the vote.
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+12.9Governor 1998D+19.6vs. baselineD+6.7
California's 1998 governor race ran 6.7 points more Democratic than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998CA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.