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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 41

California State Assembly · California

Sheila James Kuehl (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating K. Paul Jhin (R) by 28.1 points.

Sheila James KuehlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%82,302
K. Paul JhinRepublican
34.6%45,414
John HonigsfeldPeace and Freedom
2.7%3,479
131,195 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+15.81992D+14.11994D+17.51996D+28.11998D+25.52000D+26.52002

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

The candidates

Sheila James Kuehl (D)K. Paul Jhin (R)

Also on the ballot: John Honigsfeld (Peace and Freedom), 2.7%