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1998 election for California Assembly District 35

California State Assembly · California

Hannahbeth Jackson (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Chris Mitchum (R) by 8.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Hannahbeth JacksonDemocrat · winner
53.0%67,224
Chris MitchumRepublican
44.5%56,382
Eric L. DahlNatural Law
2.5%3,151
126,757 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

EvenD+33.51992R+12.71994R+36.91996D+8.61998D+25.92000D+30.12002

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

The candidates

Hannahbeth Jackson (D)Chris Mitchum (R)

Also on the ballot: Eric L. Dahl (Natural Law), 2.5%