1998 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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 Tim Leslie, to succeed the incumbent Gray Davis, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for governor.
Primary results
Final results from the Secretary of State of CaliforniaDemocratic
Candidates
- Cruz Bustamante, Speaker of the California State Assembly
- Tony Miller, Former Acting Secretary of State
- Larry K. Reed
Republican
Candidates
- Tim Leslie, State Senator
- Noel Hentschel, Businessman
- Dick Mountjoy, State Senator
- Ingrid Lundberg
General election results
Final results from the Secretary of State of CaliforniaResults by county
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.| County | Bustamante | Votes | Leslie | Votes | Amir | Votes | Tryon | Votes | Others | Votes |
| San Francisco | 67.91% | 152,668 | 15.18% | 34,122 | 11.39% | 25,599 | 1.54% | 3,468 | 3.97% | 8,945 |
| Alameda | 64.60% | 236,652 | 23.80% | 87,178 | 5.82% | 21,336 | 1.79% | 6,549 | 3.99% | 14,617 |
| Los Angeles | 62.06% | 1,186,799 | 30.65% | 586,184 | 2.53% | 48,328 | 1.66% | 31,720 | 3.11% | 59,406 |
| San Mateo | 61.67% | 122,648 | 29.41% | 58,496 | 3.59% | 7,132 | 2.05% | 4,086 | 3.27% | 6,504 |
| Marin | 60.81% | 59,606 | 29.13% | 28,555 | 5.38% | 5,272 | 2.08% | 2,037 | 2.61% | 2,553 |
| Solano | 57.28% | 56,671 | 34.05% | 33,690 | 2.42% | 2,390 | 2.05% | 2,029 | 4.20% | 4,149 |
| Sonoma | 56.74% | 88,519 | 30.61% | 47,758 | 5.90% | 9,200 | 2.81% | 4,378 | 3.94% | 6,161 |
| Merced | 56.29% | 22,028 | 38.44% | 15,043 | 1.07% | 417 | 1.47% | 577 | 2.73% | 1,070 |
| Yolo | 56.25% | 28,238 | 34.00% | 17,069 | 5.13% | 2,574 | 1.79% | 901 | 2.83% | 1,419 |
| Santa Cruz | 56.16% | 46,691 | 28.18% | 23,429 | 8.59% | 7,144 | 3.12% | 2,591 | 3.95% | 3,279 |
| Fresno | 55.88% | 95,010 | 39.78% | 67,641 | 0.91% | 1,546 | 1.41% | 2,403 | 2.02% | 3,428 |
| Santa Clara | 55.70% | 225,382 | 34.69% | 140,380 | 3.37% | 13,617 | 2.57% | 10,396 | 3.67% | 14,877 |
| Contra Costa | 55.69% | 163,323 | 36.22% | 106,235 | 2.98% | 8,746 | 1.91% | 5,590 | 3.20% | 9,402 |
| Monterey | 54.16% | 48,509 | 36.67% | 32,846 | 2.85% | 2,556 | 2.37% | 2,121 | 3.94% | 3,532 |
| Imperial | 53.20% | 12,468 | 36.92% | 8,651 | 1.22% | 287 | 1.98% | 465 | 6.67% | 1,563 |
| Lake | 52.89% | 9,744 | 36.64% | 6,749 | 3.34% | 615 | 2.93% | 540 | 4.19% | 774 |
| Kings | 52.38% | 11,785 | 41.56% | 9,351 | 0.77% | 174 | 1.76% | 396 | 3.51% | 792 |
| San Benito | 51.93% | 6,657 | 38.51% | 4,937 | 2.29% | 293 | 3.01% | 386 | 4.26% | 547 |
| Napa | 51.67% | 21,611 | 38.07% | 15,923 | 3.33% | 1,391 | 2.54% | 1,063 | 4.40% | 1,836 |
| Sacramento | 50.80% | 180,599 | 42.63% | 151,559 | 2.45% | 8,713 | 1.53% | 5,442 | 2.59% | 9,208 |
| Stanislaus | 50.60% | 50,022 | 43.64% | 43,142 | 1.17% | 1,159 | 2.12% | 2,096 | 2.46% | 2,438 |
| San Joaquin | 50.34% | 61,845 | 43.34% | 53,243 | 1.21% | 1,490 | 2.28% | 2,802 | 2.82% | 3,468 |
| Tulare | 50.06% | 36,277 | 45.20% | 32,753 | 0.85% | 616 | 1.81% | 1,311 | 2.08% | 1,506 |
| San Bernardino | 49.03% | 159,206 | 43.14% | 140,072 | 1.72% | 5,572 | 1.92% | 6,242 | 4.19% | 13,609 |
| Mendocino | 48.52% | 13,448 | 32.43% | 8,990 | 10.05% | 2,785 | 3.84% | 1,064 | 5.16% | 1,431 |
| Santa Barbara | 47.48% | 57,042 | 43.07% | 51,740 | 3.99% | 4,797 | 2.06% | 2,470 | 3.40% | 4,090 |
| Riverside | 46.72% | 156,016 | 45.57% | 152,171 | 1.72% | 5,730 | 2.04% | 6,824 | 3.94% | 13,171 |
| Ventura | 46.71% | 94,869 | 44.89% | 91,157 | 2.24% | 4,543 | 2.42% | 4,909 | 3.75% | 7,604 |
| Humboldt | 46.46% | 20,951 | 34.03% | 15,343 | 11.15% | 5,027 | 4.20% | 1,894 | 4.15% | 1,875 |
| Madera | 46.06% | 12,065 | 48.93% | 12,815 | 1.08% | 282 | 1.93% | 506 | 2.00% | 524 |
| Del Norte | 45.49% | 3,313 | 42.02% | 3,060 | 2.99% | 218 | 4.38% | 319 | 5.12% | 373 |
| Tuolumne | 44.78% | 8,841 | 47.53% | 9,383 | 2.02% | 398 | 3.23% | 638 | 2.43% | 481 |
| San Luis Obispo | 44.70% | 37,834 | 46.74% | 39,557 | 3.57% | 3,023 | 2.32% | 1,963 | 2.67% | 2,264 |
| San Diego | 43.70% | 309,307 | 47.34% | 335,069 | 2.68% | 18,999 | 2.35% | 16,666 | 3.92% | 27,765 |
| Mariposa | 41.35% | 2,914 | 49.66% | 3,500 | 2.61% | 184 | 3.42% | 241 | 2.97% | 209 |
| Amador | 40.51% | 5,334 | 53.88% | 7,094 | 1.52% | 200 | 2.15% | 283 | 1.95% | 256 |
| Kern | 40.29% | 56,147 | 52.72% | 73,457 | 1.13% | 1,569 | 2.09% | 2,914 | 3.77% | 5,255 |
| Orange | 39.37% | 273,095 | 52.97% | 367,473 | 2.08% | 14,420 | 2.20% | 15,235 | 3.38% | 23,479 |
| Yuba | 38.82% | 5,213 | 53.78% | 7,222 | 1.59% | 214 | 2.43% | 326 | 3.37% | 454 |
| Tehama | 38.22% | 6,963 | 51.80% | 9,436 | 1.36% | 247 | 3.72% | 677 | 4.91% | 894 |
| Trinity | 38.05% | 1,860 | 46.83% | 2,289 | 4.15% | 203 | 5.22% | 255 | 5.75% | 281 |
| Siskiyou | 38.02% | 6,181 | 51.70% | 8,406 | 2.21% | 360 | 4.32% | 702 | 3.75% | 609 |
| Alpine | 37.19% | 209 | 48.75% | 274 | 5.16% | 29 | 3.91% | 22 | 4.98% | 28 |
| Nevada | 36.69% | 14,088 | 55.15% | 21,177 | 3.82% | 1,466 | 2.06% | 790 | 2.28% | 878 |
| Butte | 36.32% | 23,488 | 55.40% | 35,827 | 2.87% | 1,859 | 2.30% | 1,489 | 3.11% | 2,008 |
| Colusa | 36.30% | 1,745 | 56.50% | 2,716 | 1.02% | 49 | 2.83% | 136 | 3.35% | 161 |
| El Dorado | 36.10% | 20,680 | 57.64% | 33,022 | 2.31% | 1,321 | 1.80% | 1,033 | 2.16% | 1,235 |
| Calaveras | 35.93% | 5,767 | 48.96% | 7,858 | 1.51% | 242 | 11.64% | 1,869 | 1.96% | 314 |
| Shasta | 35.88% | 18,684 | 54.66% | 28,461 | 1.84% | 960 | 3.37% | 1,756 | 4.25% | 2,212 |
| Inyo | 35.85% | 2,385 | 54.51% | 3,626 | 2.59% | 172 | 2.86% | 190 | 4.19% | 279 |
| Placer | 35.37% | 31,064 | 59.43% | 52,191 | 1.83% | 1,608 | 1.51% | 1,330 | 1.85% | 1,622 |
| Mono | 35.15% | 1,202 | 55.76% | 1,907 | 3.22% | 110 | 3.57% | 122 | 2.31% | 79 |
| Sutter | 34.62% | 7,529 | 59.60% | 12,959 | 1.11% | 241 | 1.95% | 423 | 2.72% | 593 |
| Plumas | 33.58% | 2,862 | 59.70% | 5,089 | 2.05% | 175 | 2.44% | 208 | 2.23% | 190 |
| Glenn | 32.82% | 2,435 | 59.68% | 4,428 | 1.17% | 87 | 2.75% | 204 | 3.57% | 265 |
| Lassen | 30.44% | 2,511 | 61.94% | 5,110 | 1.50% | 124 | 2.84% | 234 | 3.28% | 271 |
| Sierra | 30.06% | 527 | 59.33% | 1,040 | 2.11% | 37 | 4.51% | 79 | 3.99% | 70 |
| Modoc | 27.27% | 946 | 62.78% | 2,178 | 1.47% | 51 | 4.70% | 163 | 3.78% | 131 |