1998 California State Treasurer election
Nominee
Phil Angelides
Curt Pringle
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
4,166,206
3,159,898
Percentage
52.60%
39.90%
County results Angelides: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Pringle: 40–50% 50–60%
Treasurer before election
Bill Jones
Republican
Elected Treasurer
Phil Angelides
Democratic
The 1998 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic nominee, Phil Angelides , handily defeated the Republican nominee, State Assemblyman Curt Pringle , for the office previously held by incumbent Matt Fong , who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for Senate .
Primary results [ ]
Final results from Secretary of State of California .[1]
Democratic [ ]
California State Treasurer Democratic primary, 1998
Candidate
Votes
%
Phil Angelides
1,374,917
53.10
Albert Robles
948,122
36.62
Mervin Evans
266,203
10.28
Total votes
2,589,242
100.00
Republican [ ]
California State Treasurer Republican primary, 1998
Candidate
Votes
%
Curt Pringle
1,506,892
62.20
Jan Goldsmith
915,787
37.80
Total votes
2,422,679
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
Angelides
Votes
Pringle
Votes
Petersen
Votes
Aguirre
Votes
Others
Votes
San Francisco
72.39%
154,351
19.00%
40,507
2.48%
5,281
2.17%
4,617
3.96%
8,451
Alameda
67.81%
243,238
24.37%
87,393
2.13%
7,654
1.87%
6,710
3.81%
13,684
Marin
61.26%
58,145
32.28%
30,643
2.56%
2,428
1.21%
1,151
2.69%
2,555
Los Angeles
60.84%
1,140,657
32.35%
606,568
1.92%
36,009
2.45%
45,852
2.45%
45,907
San Mateo
60.53%
116,819
32.38%
62,478
2.31%
4,467
1.89%
3,645
2.89%
5,571
Santa Cruz
60.41%
48,443
28.50%
22,860
3.95%
3,170
2.14%
1,720
5.00%
4,004
Yolo
59.45%
28,990
33.73%
16,449
2.14%
1,044
1.91%
929
2.77%
1,349
Sonoma
58.97%
88,758
31.83%
47,911
2.93%
4,414
1.74%
2,615
4.52%
6,804
Solano
58.68%
57,230
34.51%
33,657
2.01%
1,960
1.78%
1,740
3.01%
2,940
Santa Clara
57.79%
226,786
34.49%
135,351
3.01%
11,809
1.93%
7,577
2.78%
10,925
Contra Costa
56.16%
157,804
36.91%
103,733
2.40%
6,740
1.69%
4,763
2.84%
7,973
Lake
55.37%
9,992
36.95%
6,668
2.45%
442
1.40%
253
3.82%
690
Mendocino
54.39%
14,701
32.88%
8,888
3.84%
1,039
1.93%
523
6.95%
1,880
Sacramento
53.47%
186,404
40.13%
139,903
2.00%
6,983
1.61%
5,620
2.78%
9,691
Monterey
53.01%
46,022
38.74%
33,631
2.52%
2,191
2.62%
2,277
3.11%
2,701
Napa
52.95%
21,499
39.50%
16,037
2.30%
935
1.79%
727
3.47%
1,407
Merced
50.97%
19,464
41.69%
15,920
1.59%
609
2.96%
1,130
2.78%
1,061
Humboldt
50.46%
21,942
37.01%
16,095
4.11%
1,785
1.73%
754
6.69%
2,907
San Benito
49.63%
6,160
40.60%
5,039
2.88%
358
3.63%
451
3.26%
404
Stanislaus
49.38%
47,815
44.31%
42,908
1.79%
1,733
1.89%
1,832
2.63%
2,544
Del Norte
47.96%
3,396
42.73%
3,026
2.63%
186
1.64%
116
5.04%
357
San Joaquin
47.83%
57,052
45.00%
53,674
1.86%
2,213
2.25%
2,680
3.07%
3,655
San Bernardino
47.11%
149,773
44.58%
141,718
2.08%
6,603
2.89%
9,192
3.35%
10,632
Imperial
46.88%
10,583
39.41%
8,897
1.25%
283
8.64%
1,951
3.82%
861
Santa Barbara
46.48%
54,087
45.83%
53,337
2.34%
2,721
2.34%
2,728
3.00%
3,498
Tuolumne
46.11%
8,964
47.26%
9,188
2.26%
439
1.17%
228
3.19%
621
Ventura
45.75%
89,840
46.21%
90,737
2.33%
4,579
2.83%
5,554
2.88%
5,669
Fresno
45.55%
73,618
46.51%
75,166
2.25%
3,630
2.79%
4,504
2.91%
4,708
Alpine
44.63%
237
46.14%
245
2.82%
15
2.07%
11
4.33%
23
San Diego
44.62%
306,636
47.47%
326,178
2.65%
18,182
2.24%
15,370
3.03%
20,796
Kings
44.60%
9,683
47.28%
10,264
1.75%
381
2.75%
597
3.61%
785
Riverside
44.00%
142,273
48.19%
155,802
2.00%
6,472
2.55%
8,251
3.26%
10,536
Trinity
43.99%
2,097
43.93%
2,094
4.32%
206
1.57%
75
6.19%
295
Amador
43.56%
5,615
50.18%
6,469
2.61%
336
1.03%
133
2.62%
338
Siskiyou
43.05%
6,806
49.34%
7,800
3.20%
506
1.30%
205
3.10%
491
Tehama
42.46%
7,552
49.05%
8,724
2.74%
488
1.57%
280
4.17%
743
Yuba
42.26%
5,486
49.02%
6,363
2.39%
310
2.30%
299
4.02%
523
Butte
42.11%
26,399
49.70%
31,160
2.54%
1,595
1.80%
1,129
3.84%
2,409
Plumas
41.94%
3,417
51.33%
4,182
2.72%
222
1.15%
94
2.85%
232
San Luis Obispo
41.56%
34,000
51.42%
42,068
2.47%
2,018
1.62%
1,323
2.94%
2,401
Nevada
41.23%
15,396
51.41%
19,198
2.94%
1,097
1.23%
459
3.20%
1,196
Tulare
40.89%
28,995
51.60%
36,583
2.02%
1,435
2.61%
1,853
2.87%
2,037
Calaveras
40.73%
6,346
50.39%
7,852
4.76%
741
1.35%
210
2.78%
433
Mariposa
40.67%
2,776
50.38%
3,439
3.19%
218
1.29%
88
4.46%
305
Colusa
40.62%
1,904
53.45%
2,505
2.09%
98
1.43%
67
2.41%
113
Kern
39.88%
53,920
51.83%
70,067
2.13%
2,883
2.89%
3,903
3.27%
4,418
Placer
39.76%
33,577
54.02%
45,616
2.56%
2,161
1.14%
966
2.52%
2,128
El Dorado
39.74%
22,119
53.86%
29,977
2.73%
1,522
1.00%
557
2.66%
1,479
Mono
39.57%
1,297
52.78%
1,730
3.57%
117
0.92%
30
3.17%
104
Shasta
39.48%
20,217
52.47%
26,871
3.08%
1,578
1.37%
701
3.61%
1,846
Madera
39.18%
9,929
52.87%
13,398
2.30%
584
2.49%
632
3.15%
798
Glenn
38.40%
2,765
54.51%
3,925
2.01%
145
1.72%
124
3.36%
242
Orange
38.40%
259,013
54.34%
366,541
2.59%
17,504
1.92%
12,923
2.76%
18,609
Lassen
37.96%
3,021
53.27%
4,239
2.59%
206
1.88%
150
4.30%
342
Sutter
37.94%
8,044
55.94%
11,860
1.88%
399
1.78%
378
2.45%
519
Sierra
37.25%
618
51.05%
847
4.88%
81
2.17%
36
4.64%
77
Inyo
36.70%
2,376
56.10%
3,632
2.22%
144
1.37%
89
3.60%
233
Modoc
34.78%
1,159
56.63%
1,887
2.61%
87
2.16%
72
3.81%
127
See also [ ]
California state elections, 1998
State of California
California State Treasurer
References [ ]
California 1998 elections
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
Treasurer
Controller
Insurance Commissioner
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Senate
State Assembly
Courts of Appeal