1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 3
California State Assembly · California
Samuel M. Aanestad (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Scott Gruendl (D) by 21.8 points.
Samuel M. AanestadRepublican · winner
60.9%78,683
Scott GruendlDemocrat
39.1%50,511
129,194 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