1998 California Secretary of State election
Nominee
Bill Jones
Michela Alioto
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
3,785,069
3,695,344
Percentage
47.00%
45.89%
County results Jones: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Alioto: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 60–70%
Sec. of State before election
Bill Jones
Republican
Elected Sec. of State
Bill Jones
Republican
The 1998 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Republican incumbent , Bill Jones , narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Michela Alioto . As of 2022, this is the last time a Republican was elected California Secretary of State.
Primary results [ ]
Final results from California Secretary of State .[1]
Peace & Freedom [ ]
California Secretary of State Peace & Freedom primary, 1998
Candidate
Votes
%
Israel Feuer
64,063
50.20
Marisa Helene Palyvos-Story
63,546
49.80
Total votes
127,609
100.00
Others [ ]
General election results [ ]
Final results from the Secretary of State of California .[2]
Results by county [ ]
Final results from the Secretary of State of California .[3]
County
Jones
Votes
Alioto
Votes
Lightfoot
Votes
Others
Votes
Tulare
66.29%
47,656
29.17%
20,973
1.82%
1,308
2.72%
1,953
Madera
64.30%
16,616
29.32%
7,578
3.15%
813
3.23%
835
Glenn
63.77%
4,667
29.05%
2,126
2.66%
195
4.52%
331
Sutter
63.31%
13,566
30.39%
6,511
2.35%
504
3.95%
846
Modoc
62.83%
2,140
28.21%
961
3.20%
109
5.75%
196
Colusa
61.81%
2,916
32.17%
1,518
2.33%
110
3.69%
174
Fresno
60.88%
100,967
33.61%
55,732
2.09%
3,468
3.42%
5,670
Orange
60.82%
417,101
31.98%
219,292
2.90%
19,886
4.31%
29,540
Kern
60.76%
83,861
31.37%
43,303
3.37%
4,651
4.50%
6,214
Placer
60.64%
52,309
31.83%
27,460
3.69%
3,187
3.83%
3,304
Mariposa
60.26%
4,214
31.06%
2,172
4.50%
315
4.18%
292
El Dorado
59.60%
33,431
32.74%
18,363
3.53%
1,981
4.14%
2,320
Shasta
59.57%
30,860
32.44%
16,804
3.17%
1,642
4.82%
2,498
Inyo
59.38%
3,884
32.00%
2,093
3.46%
226
5.17%
338
Lassen
59.02%
4,757
31.69%
2,554
3.37%
272
5.92%
477
Plumas
58.95%
4,909
33.76%
2,811
3.06%
255
4.23%
352
Sierra
58.42%
985
30.07%
507
5.22%
88
6.29%
106
Kings
58.02%
12,769
35.44%
7,800
2.19%
482
4.35%
958
Tehama
57.91%
10,408
33.20%
5,967
3.34%
601
5.54%
996
Nevada
57.90%
21,830
34.80%
13,121
3.00%
1,132
4.29%
1,619
Amador
57.03%
7,427
36.62%
4,769
3.10%
404
3.24%
422
Mono
56.62%
1,881
34.95%
1,161
4.39%
146
4.03%
134
Butte
55.70%
35,597
35.87%
22,923
3.09%
1,977
5.33%
3,407
San Luis Obispo
55.24%
45,957
37.51%
31,209
3.25%
2,707
3.99%
3,320
Siskiyou
55.02%
8,838
36.83%
5,916
3.47%
558
4.67%
750
Yuba
54.85%
7,187
36.48%
4,780
3.34%
437
5.33%
698
Calaveras
54.39%
8,551
36.00%
5,660
5.47%
860
4.13%
650
Del Norte
54.15%
3,888
36.28%
2,605
3.31%
238
6.25%
449
San Diego
54.07%
378,508
38.26%
267,842
2.98%
20,877
4.68%
32,793
Riverside
53.72%
175,820
38.66%
126,525
2.85%
9,313
4.78%
15,628
Tuolumne
53.65%
10,493
38.99%
7,625
3.37%
660
3.98%
779
Ventura
53.62%
107,178
38.16%
76,262
3.08%
6,159
5.14%
10,267
Stanislaus
52.49%
51,195
41.81%
40,779
2.42%
2,356
3.28%
3,197
Merced
52.12%
20,202
42.25%
16,376
1.94%
752
3.70%
1,433
San Bernardino
51.75%
165,958
40.46%
129,745
2.95%
9,450
4.84%
15,515
Alpine
51.47%
281
36.08%
197
3.48%
19
8.97%
49
Sacramento
51.44%
179,866
42.37%
148,171
2.35%
8,210
3.85%
13,446
Santa Barbara
51.21%
60,686
40.99%
48,583
2.89%
3,423
4.91%
5,820
Trinity
51.07%
2,474
35.84%
1,736
5.43%
263
7.66%
371
San Joaquin
50.52%
61,558
43.00%
52,391
2.46%
2,992
4.03%
4,911
Napa
49.32%
20,434
42.33%
17,538
2.86%
1,187
5.49%
2,274
Humboldt
47.63%
21,315
39.76%
17,792
4.31%
1,931
8.30%
3,714
San Benito
44.70%
5,641
47.33%
5,973
2.77%
349
5.21%
658
Imperial
44.32%
10,065
46.18%
10,487
2.72%
617
6.79%
1,542
Lake
44.22%
8,154
48.77%
8,993
2.77%
510
4.24%
782
Monterey
43.67%
38,429
49.10%
43,211
2.49%
2,192
4.74%
4,171
Contra Costa
42.70%
125,085
51.25%
150,130
2.54%
7,446
3.51%
10,291
Santa Clara
41.68%
167,262
51.12%
205,142
2.81%
11,265
4.39%
17,617
Yolo
40.99%
19,921
52.74%
25,628
2.25%
1,093
4.02%
1,954
Mendocino
40.28%
11,154
48.24%
13,359
4.03%
1,115
7.45%
2,064
Solano
39.97%
39,533
53.82%
53,233
2.17%
2,144
4.05%
4,008
Los Angeles
39.81%
752,737
53.66%
1,014,648
2.34%
44,309
4.19%
79,194
Sonoma
39.76%
61,397
51.10%
78,902
3.32%
5,134
5.82%
8,980
Marin
39.73%
38,596
53.53%
52,006
2.41%
2,337
4.33%
4,211
San Mateo
38.03%
75,651
56.40%
112,194
2.17%
4,318
3.39%
6,749
Santa Cruz
34.00%
27,891
55.40%
45,450
3.92%
3,219
6.68%
5,479
Alameda
29.50%
108,071
62.88%
230,346
2.70%
9,887
4.93%
18,048
San Francisco
22.53%
50,342
70.46%
157,411
2.14%
4,774
4.87%
10,888
See also [ ]
California state elections, 1998
State of California
Secretary of State of California
References [ ]
California 1998 elections
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U.S. House
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Secretary of State
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