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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 1

California State Assembly · California

Virginia Strommartin (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Sam Crump (R) by 28.1 points.

Virginia StrommartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%87,403
Sam CrumpRepublican
33.7%47,662
Pamela ElizondoPeace and Freedom
4.6%6,536
141,601 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+22.71992D+27.71994D+10.81996D+28.11998D+33.62000D+8.62002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Virginia Strommartin (D)Sam Crump (R)

Also on the ballot: Pamela Elizondo (Peace and Freedom), 4.6%