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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 24

California State Assembly · California

James Cunneen (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Phil Stokes (D) by 18.4 points.

James CunneenRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%69,371
Phil StokesDemocrat
38.9%47,140
Ray StrongLibertarian
3.8%4,635
121,146 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+6.01992R+2.31994R+16.11996R+18.41998D+5.42000D+24.12004

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

The candidates

James Cunneen (R)Phil Stokes (D)

Also on the ballot: Ray Strong (Libertarian), 3.8%