The 1998 United States Senate election in California was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Matt Fong.
1998 United States Senate election in California
County results Boxer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Fong: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Ophie C. Beltran (Peace & Freedom)
Barbara Boxer , incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
Ted Brown, perennial candidate (Libertarian)
Timothy R. Erich (Reform)
Matt Fong , State Treasurer (Republican)
Joseph Perrin Sr. (American Independent)
Brian M. Rees (Natural Law)
Although the race was predicted to be fairly close, Boxer still defeated Fong by a ten-point margin. As expected, Boxer did very well in Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area .
Final results from the Secretary of State of California .[ 2]
Shift by county Trend by county
Republican — >15%
Republican — 12.5−15%
Republican — 10−12.5%
Republican — 7.5−10%
Republican — 5−7.5%
Republican — 2.5−5%
Republican — 0−2.5%
Democratic — 0−2.5%
Democratic — 2.5−5%
Democratic — 5−7.5%
Democratic — 7.5-10%
Democratic — 10−12.5%
Democratic — 12.5−15%
Democratic — >15%
County
Boxer
Votes
Fong
Votes
Others
Votes
San Francisco
75.23%
179,889
21.93%
52,443
2.83%
6,777
Alameda
69.62%
266,329
27.37%
104,699
3.00%
11,520
Marin
65.41%
66,160
31.76%
32,118
2.83%
2,861
San Mateo
63.14%
130,064
33.87%
69,776
2.98%
6,146
Santa Cruz
62.75%
53,363
32.09%
27,293
5.16%
4,391
Sonoma
61.14%
96,170
34.14%
53,695
4.72%
7,424
Los Angeles
60.84%
1,198,403
35.78%
704,782
3.37%
66,603
Yolo
58.12%
28,491
38.10%
18,680
3.78%
1,852
Santa Clara
57.81%
242,600
38.21%
160,350
3.99%
16,733
Mendocino
57.73%
16,346
35.84%
10,147
6.44%
1,822
Contra Costa
57.52%
172,595
39.30%
117,922
3.18%
9,519
Solano
56.29%
56,772
39.71%
40,051
3.98%
4,027
Lake
54.84%
10,104
40.19%
7,406
4.97%
916
Napa
54.48%
22,654
41.01%
17,052
4.50%
1,874
Monterey
53.17%
46,651
42.63%
37,399
4.19%
3,688
Imperial
51.45%
11,597
41.47%
9,346
7.09%
1,596
San Benito
51.05%
6,428
44.02%
5,543
4.93%
620
Humboldt
50.60%
23,342
44.16%
20,371
5.25%
2,414
Sacramento
50.46%
180,389
45.86%
163,957
3.68%
13,144
Santa Barbara
49.53%
60,911
46.77%
57,512
3.71%
4,554
Merced
48.39%
19,008
47.45%
18,638
4.17%
1,634
San Joaquin
48.00%
59,312
48.10%
59,434
3.91%
4,830
San Bernardino
47.47%
155,093
47.32%
154,591
5.21%
17,033
Stanislaus
47.41%
47,238
48.74%
48,560
3.86%
3,841
Ventura
46.88%
97,207
48.92%
101,440
4.21%
8,716
San Diego
46.21%
339,658
49.22%
361,812
4.58%
33,575
Alpine
45.86%
249
49.17%
267
4.96%
27
Riverside
45.78%
151,287
49.63%
164,019
4.58%
15,152
Fresno
44.28%
75,570
51.81%
88,412
3.91%
6,670
San Luis Obispo
44.16%
37,178
51.93%
43,719
3.92%
3,293
Tuolumne
43.74%
8,752
51.43%
10,289
4.82%
966
Mono
42.84%
1,404
52.46%
1,719
4.70%
154
Kings
42.75%
9,338
52.87%
11,547
4.38%
957
Amador
42.21%
5,614
54.11%
7,197
3.68%
489
Del Norte
41.79%
2,992
52.84%
3,783
5.36%
384
Calaveras
41.44%
6,502
53.04%
8,321
5.53%
866
Nevada
41.17%
15,903
54.88%
21,200
3.95%
1,525
Yuba
41.01%
5,355
53.38%
6,971
5.60%
732
Butte
40.73%
26,540
53.89%
35,112
5.36%
3,503
Trinity
39.27%
1,875
52.06%
2,486
8.66%
414
Siskiyou
39.22%
6,162
55.17%
8,669
5.62%
882
Tulare
39.16%
28,284
56.99%
41,167
3.84%
2,782
Orange
39.05%
276,863
56.75%
401,960
4.19%
29,734
Placer
38.60%
34,160
57.70%
51,063
3.71%
3,278
El Dorado
38.54%
21,697
57.46%
32,345
4.00%
2,254
Mariposa
38.23%
2,690
56.05%
3,944
5.72%
402
Madera
37.55%
9,715
58.13%
15,042
4.32%
1,118
Inyo
37.25%
2,443
57.40%
3,764
5.35%
351
Colusa
37.08%
1,734
58.97%
2,758
3.95%
185
Tehama
36.98%
6,598
56.68%
10,112
6.34%
1,131
Kern
36.58%
51,476
59.25%
83,391
4.17%
5,870
Sutter
35.58%
7,716
60.81%
13,188
3.61%
783
Sierra
34.36%
582
59.50%
1,008
6.14%
104
Shasta
33.97%
17,790
60.01%
31,428
6.03%
3,151
Plumas
33.05%
2,718
61.52%
5,059
5.43%
446
Lassen
32.92%
2,624
60.34%
4,810
6.75%
538
Glenn
31.97%
2,321
62.47%
4,536
5.57%
404
Modoc
31.80%
1,068
60.99%
2,048
7.21%
242