1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 26
California State Assembly · California
Dennis Cardoza (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Patty Hollingsworth (R) by 30.4 points.
Dennis CardozaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%53,059
Patty HollingsworthRepublican
33.6%27,848
David EatonLibertarian
1.4%1,128
Carl ToweIndependent
0.9%776
82,811 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
Dennis Cardoza (D)Patty Hollingsworth (R)
Also on the ballot: David Eaton (Libertarian), 1.4%; Carl Towe (Independent), 0.9%