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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 2

California State Assembly · California

Richard Dickerson (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Francie L. Sullivan (D) by 16.8 points.

Richard DickersonRepublican · winner
56.7%71,357
39.9%50,202
Pete BretLibertarian
3.3%4,196
125,755 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+29.81992R+30.01994R+10.11996R+16.81998R+43.42000R+38.02002

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

The candidates

Richard Dickerson (R)Francie L. Sullivan (D)

Also on the ballot: Pete Bret (Libertarian), 3.3%