Elections / 1998 · Governor · CA
California — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorCalifornia · GovernorGray DavisD+20.3
Candidates
California 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Gray Davis✓Democratic4,860,70260.2%
- Dan LungrenRepublican3,218,03039.8%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+12.9Governor 1998D+20.3vs. baselineD+7.4
California's 1998 governor race ran 7.4 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.