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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 15

California State Assembly · California

Lynne C. Leach (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Brydon (D) by 21.3 points.

Lynne C. LeachRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%94,589
38.1%60,662
R. Duncan WheatLibertarian
2.6%4,110
159,361 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

EvenR+17.11992R+35.21994R+0.81996R+21.31998R+22.62000R+7.32002

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

The candidates

Lynne C. Leach (R)Charles W. Brydon (D)

Also on the ballot: R. Duncan Wheat (Libertarian), 2.6%