Results: Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain
This was the last time until a special election in 2020 where a Republican flipped a Democrat-held U.S. House seat in California, and also the last time until 2020 that Republicans flipped a Democrat-held seat in a general election.
Three special elections were held apart from those in November. The elected winners would serve the remainder of the incumbent Congress and face re-election in November.
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California 1998 was an election for California s delegation to the United States House of Representatives which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3 1998 Democrats gained the 1st district but lost the 3rd and 36th which they would gain back in 2000 districts for a net loss of one seat 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1996 November 3 1998 1998 11 03 2000 All 52 California seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Democratic RepublicanLast election 29 23Seats won 28 24Seat change 1 1Popular vote 4 131 092 3 527 244Percentage 51 41 43 90 Results Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gainThis was the last time until a special election in 2020 where a Republican flipped a Democrat held U S House seat in California and also the last time until 2020 that Republicans flipped a Democrat held seat in a general election Contents 1 Overview 2 Separate elections 3 Results 3 1 District 1 3 2 District 2 3 3 District 3 3 4 District 4 3 5 District 5 3 6 District 6 3 7 District 7 3 8 District 8 3 9 District 9 3 10 District 10 3 11 District 11 3 12 District 12 3 13 District 13 3 14 District 14 3 15 District 15 3 16 District 16 3 17 District 17 3 18 District 18 3 19 District 19 3 20 District 20 3 21 District 21 3 22 District 22 3 23 District 23 3 24 District 24 3 25 District 25 3 26 District 26 3 27 District 27 3 28 District 28 3 29 District 29 3 30 District 30 3 31 District 31 3 32 District 32 3 33 District 33 3 34 District 34 3 35 District 35 3 36 District 36 3 37 District 37 3 38 District 38 3 39 District 39 3 40 District 40 3 41 District 41 3 42 District 42 3 43 District 43 3 44 District 44 3 45 District 45 3 46 District 46 3 47 District 47 3 48 District 48 3 49 District 49 3 50 District 50 3 51 District 51 3 52 District 52 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOverview editUnited States House of Representatives elections in California 1998Party Votes Before After Democratic 4 131 092 51 41 29 28 1Republican 3 527 244 43 90 23 24 1Libertarian 202 542 2 52 0 0 0Natural Law 113 601 1 41 0 0 0Green 23 906 0 30 0 0 0American Independent 14 587 0 18 0 0 0Peace and Freedom 14 070 0 18 0 0 0Reform 7 628 0 09 0 0 0Write ins 793 0 01 0 0 0Invalid or blank votes 628 189 7 25 Totals 8 662 859 100 00 52 52 Separate elections editSee also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives in California Three special elections were held apart from those in November The elected winners would serve the remainder of the incumbent Congress and face re election in November Date District Reason amp Result CandidatesMarch 10 1998 California 22 Walter Capps D died October 28 1997Democratic holdWinner was subsequently re elected in November Lois Capps D Tom Bordonaro R Robert Bakhaus L April 7 1998 California 9 Ron Dellums D resigned February 6 1998Democratic holdWinner was subsequently re elected in November Barbara Lee D Greg Harper D Claiborne Sanders R Randal Stewart D April 7 1998 California 44 Sonny Bono R died January 5 1998Republican holdWinner was subsequently re elected in November Mary Bono R Ralph Waite D Anna Nevenich D John W J Overman D Tom Hamey R Bud Mathewson R Results editFinal results from the Secretary of State of California 1 District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 11 District 12 District 13 District 14District 15 District 16 District 17 District 18 District 19 District 20 District 21 District 22 District 23 District 24 District 25 District 26 District 27District 28 District 29 District 30 District 31 District 32 District 33 District 34 District 35 District 36 District 37 District 38 District 39 District 40District 41 District 42 District 43 District 44 District 45 District 46 District 47 District 48 District 49 District 50 District 51 District 52District 1 edit California s 1st congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mike Thompson 121 713 61 85Republican Mark Luce 64 622 32 84Libertarian Emil Rossi 5 404 2 75Peace and Freedom Ernest K Jones Jr 4 996 2 54No party Lawrence R Weisner write in 37 0 02Invalid or blank votes 11 017 5 30Total votes 207 789 100 00Turnout votes Democratic gain from RepublicanDistrict 2 edit California s 2nd congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Wally Herger incumbent 128 372 62 51Democratic Roberts Rob Braden 70 837 34 49Natural Law Patrice Thiessen 6 138 2 99No party Stephen F Scott write in 20 0 01Invalid or blank votes 10 185 4 73Total votes 215 552 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 3 edit California s 3rd congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Ose 100 621 52 41Democratic Sandie Dunn 86 471 45 04Libertarian Ross Crain 4 914 2 56Invalid or blank votes 12 040 5 90Total votes 204 046 100 00Turnout votes Republican gain from DemocraticDistrict 4 edit California s 4th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Doolittle incumbent 155 306 62 57Democratic David Shapiro 85 394 34 40Libertarian Dan Winterrowd 7 524 3 03Invalid or blank votes 15 715 5 95Total votes 263 939 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 5 edit California s 5th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Robert Matsui incumbent 130 715 71 89Republican Robert Dinsmore 47 307 26 02Libertarian Douglas Arthur Tuma 3 746 2 06No party Ken Adams write in 70 0 04Invalid or blank votes 9 856 5 14Total votes 191 694 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 6 edit California s 6th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lynn Woolsey incumbent 158 446 68 01Republican Ken McAuliffe 69 295 29 74Natural Law Alan R Barreca 5 240 2 25Invalid or blank votes 10 861 4 45Total votes 243 842 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 7 edit California s 7th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic George Miller incumbent 125 842 76 67Republican Norman H Reece 38 290 23 33Invalid or blank votes 10 178 5 84Total votes 174 310 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 8 edit California s 8th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Nancy Pelosi incumbent 148 027 85 83Republican David J Martz 20 781 12 05Natural Law David Smithstein 3 654 2 12Invalid or blank votes 20 405 10 58Total votes 195 996 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 9 edit California s 9th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Barbara Lee incumbent 140 722 82 83Republican Claiborne Clay Sanders 22 431 13 20Peace and Freedom Gerald Sanders 4 767 2 81Natural Law Walter Ruehlig 1 975 1 16Invalid or blank votes 14 602 7 91Total votes 184 497 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 10 edit California s 10th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ellen Tauscher incumbent 127 134 53 46Republican Charles Ball 103 299 43 44Natural Law Valerie Janlois 3 941 1 66Reform John Place 3 435 1 44Invalid or blank votes 12 418 4 96Total votes 250 227 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 11 edit California s 11th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Richard Pombo incumbent 95 496 61 43Democratic Robert L Figueroa 56 345 36 25Libertarian Jesse Baird 3 608 2 32Invalid or blank votes 12 653 7 53Total votes 168 102 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 12 edit California s 12th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tom Lantos incumbent 128 135 73 98Republican Robert H Evans Jr 36 562 21 11Libertarian Michael J Moloney 8 515 4 92Invalid or blank votes 14 592 7 77Total votes 187 804 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 13 edit California s 13th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Pete Stark incumbent 101 671 71 20Republican James R Goetz 38 050 26 65Natural Law Karnig Beylikjian 3 066 2 15Invalid or blank votes 11 847 7 66Total votes 154 634 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 14 edit California s 14th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Anna Eshoo incumbent 129 663 68 64Republican John C Chris Haugen 53 719 28 44Libertarian Joseph W Dehn III 3 166 1 68Natural Law Anna Currivan 2 362 1 25Invalid or blank votes 9 744 4 91Total votes 198 654 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 15 edit California s 15th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Tom Campbell incumbent 111 876 60 54Democratic Dick Lane 70 059 37 91Natural Law Frank Strutner 2 843 1 54No party Constant Vlakancic write in 8 0 00Invalid or blank votes 12 654 6 41Total votes 197 440 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 16 edit California s 16th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Zoe Lofgren incumbent 85 503 72 82Republican Horace Eugene Thayn 27 494 23 42Natural Law John H Black 4 417 3 76Invalid or blank votes 8 511 6 76Total votes 125 925 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 17 edit California s 17th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Sam Farr incumbent 103 719 64 55Republican Bill McCampbell 52 470 32 65Libertarian Rick Garrett 2 791 1 74Natural Law Scott R Hartley 1 710 1 06Invalid or blank votes 9 020 5 31Total votes 169 710 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 18 edit California s 18th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gary Condit incumbent 118 842 86 79Libertarian Linda M Degroat 18 089 13 21Invalid or blank votes 10 790 7 30Total votes 147 721 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 19 edit California s 19th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican George Radanovich incumbent 131 105 79 4Libertarian Jonathan Richter 34 044 20 6Invalid or blank votes 18 249 9 95Total votes 183 398 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 20 edit California s 20th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Cal Dooley incumbent 60 599 60 73Republican Cliff Unruh 39 183 39 27Invalid or blank votes 6 181 5 83Total votes 105 963 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 21 edit California s 21st congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill Thomas incumbent 115 989 78 91Reform John Evans 30 994 21 09Invalid or blank votes 14 516 8 99Total votes 161 499 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 22 edit California s 22nd congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lois Capps incumbent 111 388 55 09Republican Tom J Bordonaro Jr 86 921 42 99Libertarian Robert Bakhaus 2 618 1 29Reform Richard D Dick Porter 1 263 0 62Invalid or blank votes 6 575 3 15Total votes 208 765 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 23 edit California s 23rd congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Elton Gallegly incumbent 96 362 60 06Democratic Daniel Dan Gonzalez 64 068 39 94Invalid or blank votes 10 739 6 27Total votes 171 169 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 24 edit California s 24th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Brad Sherman incumbent 103 491 57 31Republican Randy Hoffman 69 501 38 49Natural Law Catherine Carter 3 033 1 68Libertarian Erich D Miller 2 695 1 49Peace and Freedom Ralph Shroyer 1 860 1 03Invalid or blank votes 11 710 6 09Total votes 192 290 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 25 edit California s 25th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Howard McKeon incumbent 114 013 74 67Libertarian Bruce Acker 38 669 25 33Invalid or blank votes 19 092 11 11Total votes 171 774 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 26 edit California s 26th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Howard Berman incumbent 69 000 82 47Libertarian Juan Carlos Ros 6 556 7 84Green Maria Armoudian 4 858 5 81Natural Law David L Cossak 3 248 3 88Invalid or blank votes 9 803 10 49Total votes 93 465 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 27 edit California s 27th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Rogan incumbent 80 702 50 73Democratic Barry A Gordon 73 875 46 44Libertarian Bob New 4 489 2 82Invalid or blank votes 10 853 6 39Total votes 169 919 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 28 edit California s 28th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican David Dreier incumbent 90 607 57 64Democratic Janice M Nelson 61 721 39 26Libertarian Jerry R Douglas 2 099 1 34Green Walt Contreras Sheasby 1 954 1 24Natural Law M Lawrence Allison 819 0 52Invalid or blank votes 10 620 6 33Total votes 167 820 100 00TurnoutRepublican holdDistrict 29 edit California s 29th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 131 561 73 87Republican Mike Gottlieb 40 282 22 62Libertarian Mike Binkley 3 534 1 98Natural Law Karen Blasdell Wilkinson 2 717 1 53Invalid or blank votes 11 809 6 22Total votes 189 903 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 30 edit California s 30th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Xavier Becerra incumbent 58 230 81 25Republican Patricia Parker 13 441 18 75Invalid or blank votes 6 325 8 11Total votes 77 996 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 31 edit California s 31st congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Matthew G Martinez incumbent 61 173 70 02Republican Frank C Moreno 19 786 22 65Green Krista Lieberg Wong 4 377 5 01Libertarian Michael B Everling 1 121 1 28Natural Law Gary Hearne 903 1 03Invalid or blank votes 7 683 8 08Total votes 95 043 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 32 edit California s 32nd congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Julian C Dixon incumbent 112 253 86 69Republican Laurence Ardito 14 622 11 29Libertarian Velko Milosevich 2 617 2 02Invalid or blank votes 11 836 8 37Total votes 141 328 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 33 edit California s 33rd congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lucille Roybal Allard incumbent 43 310 87 19Republican Wayne Miller 6 364 12 81Invalid or blank votes 4 996 9 14Total votes 54 670 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 34 edit California s 34th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Grace Napolitano 76 471 67 63Republican Ed Perez 32 321 28 58Libertarian Jason Heath 2 195 1 94American Independent Walter Scott 2 088 1 85Invalid or blank votes 9 381 7 66Total votes 122 456 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 35 edit California s 35th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Maxine Waters incumbent 78 732 89 32American Independent Gordon Michael Mego 9 413 10 68Invalid or blank votes 9 079 9 34Total votes 117 567 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 36 edit California s 36th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Steven T Kuykendall 88 843 48 89Democratic Janice Hahn 84 624 46 57Green Robin Barrett 3 612 1 99Libertarian Kerry Welsh 3 066 1 69Reform John R Konopka 1 561 0 86Invalid or blank votes 13 140 6 74Total votes 194 846 100 00Turnout votes Republican gain from DemocraticDistrict 37 edit California s 37th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Juanita Millender McDonald inc 70 026 85 06Republican Saul E Lankster 12 301 14 94Invalid or blank votes 11 036 11 82Total votes 93 363 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 38 edit California s 38th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Steve Horn incumbent 88 136 52 93Democratic Peter Mathews 71 627 44 31Libertarian David Bowers 3 705 2 75No party Margherita Underhill write in 17 0 01Invalid or blank votes 10 085 6 96Total votes 173 570 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 39 edit California s 39th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ed Royce incumbent 97 366 62 63Democratic A Cecy R Groom 52 815 33 97Libertarian Jack Dean 3 347 2 15Natural Law Ron Jevning 1 937 1 25Invalid or blank votes 12 719 7 56Total votes 168 184 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 40 edit California s 40th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jerry Lewis incumbent 97 406 64 88Democratic Robert Bob Conaway 47 897 31 90Libertarian Maurice Maybena 4 822 3 21Invalid or blank votes 10 135 6 32Total votes 160 260 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 41 edit California s 41st congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gary Miller 68 310 53 20Democratic Eileen R Ansari 52 264 40 70Green Cynthia Allaire 3 597 2 80Libertarian Kenneth E Valentine 2 529 1 97Natural Law David F Kramer 1 714 1 33Invalid or blank votes 8 048 5 90Total votes 136 462 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 42 edit California s 42nd congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic George Brown Jr incumbent 62 207 55 29Republican Elia Pirozzi 45 328 40 28American Independent Hale McGee 3 086 2 74Libertarian David Lynn Hollist 1 899 1 69Invalid or blank votes 6 576 5 52Total votes 119 096 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 43 edit California s 43rd congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ken Calvert incumbent 83 012 55 69Democratic Mike Rayburn 56 373 37 82Green Phill Courtney 5 508 3 69Natural Law Annie Wallack 4 178 2 80Invalid or blank votes 9 064 5 73Total votes 158 135 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 44 edit California s 44th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mary Bono incumbent 97 013 60 06Democratic Ralph Waite 57 697 35 72Natural Law Jim J Meuer 6 818 4 22Invalid or blank votes 8 675 5 10Total votes 170 203 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 45 edit California s 45th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Dana Rohrabacher incumbent 94 296 58 65Democratic Patricia W Neal 60 022 37 33Libertarian Don Hull 4 337 2 70Natural Law William Bill Verkamp Jr 2 115 1 32Invalid or blank votes 13 724 7 87Total votes 174 494 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 46 edit California s 46th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Loretta Sanchez incumbent 47 964 56 43Republican Bob Dornan 33 388 39 28Libertarian Thomas E Reimer 2 316 2 72Natural Law Larry G Engwall 1 334 1 57Invalid or blank votes 4 698 5 24Total votes 89 700 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 47 edit California s 47th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Christopher Cox incumbent 132 711 67 60Democratic Christina Avalos 57 938 29 51Libertarian Victor A Wagner Jr 2 991 1 52Reform Raymond O Mills 1 369 0 70Natural Law Paul Fisher 1 307 0 67Invalid or blank votes 15 026 7 11Total votes 211 342 100 00TurnoutRepublican holdDistrict 48 edit California s 48th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ron Packard incumbent 138 948 76 89Natural Law Sharon K Miles 23 262 12 87Libertarian Daniel L Muhe 18 509 10 24Invalid or blank votes 25 874 12 52Total votes 206 593 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 49 edit California s 49th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Brian Bilbray incumbent 90 516 48 79Democratic Christine Kehoe 86 400 46 57Libertarian Ernest Lippe 3 327 1 79Natural Law Julia F Simon 2 829 1 52Peace and Freedom Janice Jordan 2 447 1 32Invalid or blank votes 11 370 5 77Total votes 196 889 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 50 edit California s 50th congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Bob Filner incumbent 77 354 99 18No party Jon Parungoa write in 596 0 77No party Petra E Barajas write in 41 0 05Invalid or blank votes 37 243 32 32Total votes 115 234 100 00Turnout votes Democratic holdDistrict 51 edit California s 51st congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Duke Cunningham incumbent 126 229 61 02Democratic Dan Kripke 71 706 34 66Libertarian Jack Anderson 5 411 2 62Natural Law Eric Bourdette 3 532 1 71No party Don J Pando write in 0 0 00Invalid or blank votes 15 616 7 02Total votes 222 494 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdDistrict 52 edit California s 52nd congressional district election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Republican Duncan Hunter incumbent 116 251 75 70Libertarian Lynn Badler 21 933 14 28Natural Law Adrienne Pelton 15 380 10 02No party Bill Warren write in 4 0 00Invalid or blank votes 18 625 10 82Total votes 172 193 100 00Turnout votes Republican holdSee also edit106th United States Congress Political party strength in California Political party strength in U S states 1998 United States House of Representatives electionsReferences edit1998 General Election Returns for United States Congress California Elections PageExternal links editCalifornia Legislative District Maps 1911 Present RAND California Election Returns District Definitions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California amp oldid 1178781707, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,