1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 22
California State Assembly · California
Elaine White Alquist (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Stan Kawczynski (R) by 32.7 points.
Elaine White AlquistDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%61,980
Stan KawczynskiRepublican
31.1%30,186
Paul RakoLibertarian
3.7%3,562
Rick DunstanNatural Law
1.5%1,414
97,142 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
The candidates
Elaine White Alquist (D)Stan Kawczynski (R)
Also on the ballot: Paul Rako (Libertarian), 3.7%; Rick Dunstan (Natural Law), 1.5%