1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 33
California State Assembly · California
Abel Maldonado (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Betty Sanders (D) by 22.9 points.
Abel MaldonadoRepublican · winner
60.3%76,596
Betty SandersDemocrat
37.4%47,485
David L. BersohnLibertarian
2.3%2,868
126,949 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