1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 16
California State Assembly · California
Don Perata (D) won with 80.3% of the vote, defeating Linda Marchall (R) by 60.7 points.
Don PerataDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.3%71,548
Linda MarchallRepublican
19.7%17,517
89,065 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET